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KernelCI project website and documentation
==========================================

This repository holds the kernelci.org website, the organizational
documentation for the KernelCI project and the tooling used to build and
deploy them. It is licensed in two parts, following section 8 of the KernelCI
Technical Charter.

Documentation and website content
---------------------------------

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0

All documentation and website content, including everything under
kernelci.org/content/, is made available under the Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International License, as required by section 8.b.iv of the
Charter. The full text is in LICENSES/CC-BY-4.0.txt and is also published at
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>.

Code
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SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later

All code, including the Python tooling, Hugo layouts and templates, and SCSS,

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Is LGPL-2.1-or-later the "right" license to use for Hugo templates etc.?

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Hmm good question. I think LGPL is an odd fit for templates. But 8.b.i makes LGPL-2.1 the Project License, so anything else needs an 8.c exception vote. I propose we go with LGPL for now, and I'll fold a template-licence exception into the wider exception motion that I can raise in the next TSC meeting if you think its worth doing.

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I can live with LGPL, just seemed strange. Up to you/TSC if it's worth changing or not :)

is made available under version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License,
or (at your option) any later version. This is the Project License defined in
section 8.b.i of the Charter. The full text is in
LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt.

Third-party components
----------------------

The directories kernelci.org/themes/ and kernelci.org/external/ are git
submodules. They carry their own licences and are not covered by this file.

The KernelCI Technical Charter is published at
https://kernelci.org/files/KernelCI_Project_Technical_Charter_202607.pdf
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