Licensing information missing #5

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opened 2025-11-03 13:12:07 +01:00 by puer-robustus · 4 comments
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Hi!

I think it is good practice to indicate under which license the different files in a repo are. The simplest would be to add a LICENSE file if all content is under the same license; otherwise more elaborate schemes like REUSE would be more appropriate (whereby compliance should then be ensured via pre-commit hooks).

Somewhat complicating in this case is, that the (JSON) content about the different NGI0 projects is part of the code (see also #7), so I am not quite sure how to differentiate between the code and the content (which might be under different licenses).

What do you think is the best way forward for us?

Hi! I think it is good practice to indicate under which license the different files in a repo are. The simplest would be to add a LICENSE file if all content is under the same license; otherwise more elaborate schemes like [REUSE](https://reuse.software/) would be more appropriate (whereby compliance should then be ensured via pre-commit hooks). Somewhat complicating in this case is, that the (JSON) content about the different NGI0 projects is part of the code (see also #7), so I am not quite sure how to differentiate between the code and the content (which might be under different licenses). What do you think is the best way forward for us?
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Hello, I think that we can easily add a global LICENSE file, but which license should we use is not up to me, or any of the "dev" team. I think that @tessel can guide us in this regard.

Hello, I think that we can easily add a global LICENSE file, but which license should we use is not up to me, or any of the "dev" team. I think that @tessel can guide us in this regard.
ijohn self-assigned this 2025-11-09 20:30:17 +01:00
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EUPL was suggested for code https://eupl.eu/

EUPL was suggested for code https://eupl.eu/
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And CC BY licence for text was suggested

And CC BY licence for text was suggested
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When it comes to the -NC or -ND clauses I am personally against it as those conditions would make the works non-free cultural goods.

When it comes to the -NC or -ND clauses I am personally against it as those conditions would make the works [non-free](https://opendefinition.org/od/2.1/en/) cultural goods.
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