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Revise the review policy #33
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Implements r-multiverse/help#103. If approved, this revision will be effective 2024-12-17. |
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I tried to tighten up the wording a little on the licenses section.
Is the idea that admins are free to add to the organizations list? I can think of a few more.
The following is a list of valid open-source licenses that the bot automatically accepts during reviews. | ||
If the package includes one of the license below, it implies that the authors consent to distribute the package in R-multiverse. | ||
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* [Artistic 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/artistic-2-0) |
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* [Artistic 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/artistic-2-0) | |
* [Apache 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0) | |
* [Artistic 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/artistic-2-0) |
## Recommended licenses | ||
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The [Acceptable Use Policy](aup.md) prohibits packages that "violate any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights, including intellectual property rights". | ||
In practice, this means each package must have a valid open-source license. |
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In practice, this means each package must have a valid open-source license. | |
If a package has a valid open-source license, this ensures that distribution by R-multiverse does not violate the intellectual property rights of the package authors. |
The [Acceptable Use Policy](aup.md) prohibits packages that "violate any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights, including intellectual property rights". | ||
In practice, this means each package must have a valid open-source license. | ||
The following is a list of valid open-source licenses that the bot automatically accepts during reviews. | ||
If the package includes one of the license below, it implies that the authors consent to distribute the package in R-multiverse. |
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If the package includes one of the license below, it implies that the authors consent to distribute the package in R-multiverse. |
## Modification | ||
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No R-multiverse staff member (administrator, moderator, or otherwise) may modify a package in R-multiverse without the explicit consent of the owners declared in the license of the package. |
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Let's just remove this section altogether. It is so outside the expected behaviour of a repository that I don't think we need to cover this scenario.
Based on discussions like r-multiverse/help#83.