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diff --git a/LICENSES/license-rules.txt b/LICENSES/license-rules.txt index 8d0c0a0..c751929 100644 --- a/LICENSES/license-rules.txt +++ b/LICENSES/license-rules.txt @@ -190,7 +190,64 @@ OpenOCD, can be broken down into: License-Text: Full license text -2. Stand-alone licenses: +2. Exceptions: + + Some licenses can be amended with exceptions which grant certain rights + which the original license does not. These exceptions are available + from the directory:: + + LICENSES/exceptions/ + + in the OpenOCD source tree. The files in this directory contain the full + exception text and the required `Exception Metatags`_. + + Examples:: + + LICENSES/exceptions/eCos-exception-2.0 + + Exception Metatags: + + The following meta tags must be available in an exception file: + + - SPDX-Exception-Identifier: + + One exception identifier which can be used with SPDX license + identifiers. + + - SPDX-URL: + + The URL of the SPDX page which contains additional information related + to the exception. + + - SPDX-Licenses: + + A comma separated list of SPDX license identifiers for which the + exception can be used. + + - Usage-Guidance: + + Freeform text for usage advice. The text must be followed by correct + examples for the SPDX license identifiers as they should be put into + source files according to the `License identifier syntax`_ guidelines. + + - Exception-Text: + + All text after this tag is treated as the original exception text + + File format examples:: + + SPDX-Exception-Identifier: eCos-exception-2.0 + SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/eCos-exception-2.0.html + SPDX-Licenses: GPL-2.0-only, GPL-2.0-or-later + Usage-Guide: + This exception is used together with one of the above SPDX-Licenses. + To use this exception add it with the keyword WITH to one of the + identifiers in the SPDX-Licenses tag: + SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX-License> WITH eCos-exception-2.0 + License-Text: + Full license text + +3. Stand-alone licenses: These licenses should only be used for stand-alone applications that are distributed with OpenOCD but are not included in the OpenOCD binary. |