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.
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Jason Tedor 2018-12-14 16:09:45 -05:00
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@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ We don't like install scripts that are pulling from the `master` branch of Git r
### We dont 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