Hi Hong! On 2018/09/08 21:48, Hong Xu wrote: > I understand that each piece of software has its own license in Debian > and they can be easily looked up. However, I have trouble finding the > license of the Debian itself, e.g., metadata of packages, default > configuration files created by the Debian project, etc. Can you provide > any information on that? Thanks! > > Example: Fedora provides a license for the compilation of the project: > <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Licenses/LicenseAgreement>; and so > does CentOS (License agreement upon first boot).
Not a license per sé, but we have the Debian Social Contract which is a cornerstone of the project: https://www.debian.org/social_contract If someone is interested in where Debian stands on licensing, then that page should probably answer most questions. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) <jcc> ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back. Powered ByWebafricaFibre | LTE
