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Tweak Acceptable Formulae

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- make clearer how self-updates should be handled
- move from OSI to Debian approved licenses
- don't allow open source software to depend on proprietary software
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We now accept versioned formulae as long as they [meet the requirements](Version
### We don’t like tools that upgrade themselves
Software that can upgrade itself does not integrate well with Homebrew's own
upgrade functionality. The self-update functionality should be disabled (if possible without complicating the formula).
upgrade functionality. The self-update functionality should be disabled (while minimising complication to the formula).
### We don’t like install scripts that download unversioned things
We don't like install scripts that are pulling from the `master` branch of Git repositories or unversioned, unchecksummed tarballs. These should use `resource` blocks with specific revisions or checksummed tarballs instead. Note that we now allow tools like `cargo`, `gem` and `pip` to download specifically versioned libraries during installation.
@ -21,10 +21,19 @@ We don't like install scripts that are pulling from the `master` branch of Git r
### We don’t like binary formulae
Our policy is that formulae in the core tap
([homebrew/core](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core)) must be open-source
with an [OSI-approved license](https://opensource.org/licenses) and either built
with an [Debian Free Software Guidelines license](https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses) and either built
from source or produce cross-platform binaries (e.g. Java, Mono). Binary-only
formulae should go to [homebrew/cask](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask).
Additionally, [homebrew/core](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core) formulae must also not depend on proprietary software/casks except the following:
- macOS
- Java
- OSXFuse
- XQuartz
This includes automatic installation of casks at runtime.
### Stable versions
Formulae in the core repository must have a stable version tagged by
the upstream project. Tarballs are preferred to Git checkouts, and