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Clarify the scope of open source license (#14934)
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an Elixir repository. If a contribution requires a different license, it must
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## 4. Contributing to Elixir Projects
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## 4. Contributing to the Elixir repository
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Any code contributed to Elixir repositories must fall under one of the accepted
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Any code contributed to the Elixir repository must fall under one of the accepted
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licenses (Apache-2.0, Unicode, or Elixir Trademark). Contributions under any
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other license will be rejected unless this policy is formally revised to include
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that license. All files except those specifically exempted (e.g., certain test
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Contributions must not introduce executable binary files into the codebase.
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Every Elixir project within the organization will have an automated GitHub
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Action to enforce these rules. This mechanism aids in detecting non-compliant
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licenses or files early in the review process.
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## 5. Preservation of Copyright and License Information
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Any third-party code incorporated into Elixir projects must retain original
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Any third-party code incorporated into the Elixir repository must retain original
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copyright and license headers. If no such headers exist in the source, they must
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be added. This practice ensures that original authors receive proper credit and
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that the licensing lineage is preserved.
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contributors and made publicly available.
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*Effective Date: 2025-02-20*
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*Last Reviewed: 2025-02-20*
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*Last Reviewed: 2025-11-20*

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