From d8f4ce1e58701e2d6eae500974d346d31338780e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Tedor Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:09:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the meaning of open source for core formula This commit clarifies the meaning of "open-source" when explaining that only open source formulae are acceptable in core. In particular, the open source license must be an OSI-approved license. --- docs/Acceptable-Formulae.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Acceptable-Formulae.md b/docs/Acceptable-Formulae.md index 529555bcb6..c0aa9555ee 100644 --- a/docs/Acceptable-Formulae.md +++ b/docs/Acceptable-Formulae.md @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ 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 -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). +with an [OSI-approved license](https://opensource.org/licenses) 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). ### Stable versions Formulae in the core repository must have a stable version tagged by