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Refine ADR002: Clarify CC BY-SA 4.0 License Context and Decision Criteria
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# 2. Use CC BY-SA 4.0 License
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# 2. Use CC BY-SA 4.0 License for Documentation
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Date: 2025-11-25
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## Context
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We need to choose an appropriate license for this architecture documentation repository. The documentation will contain:
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- Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
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- Process documentation
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- Technical governance guidelines
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- Standards and best practices
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The SciLifeLab Architecture Board documentation will be developed collaboratively across multiple institutions. Without explicit licensing, ownership and reuse rights are unclear.
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The license should:
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- Allow others to learn from and adapt our architectural decisions
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- Ensure that derivative works remain open and accessible
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- Require attribution to SciLifeLab
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- Be compatible with collaborative development via GitHub issues and pull requests
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We need a license that:
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- Provides multi-institutional legal clarity
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- Ensures governance improvements remain open
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- Prevents proprietary capture of community standards
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- Enables academic citation
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## Decision
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- **Compatibility considerations**: Share-alike requirement may limit how others can combine our documentation with other licensed content
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- **No warranty disclaimer**: Users should be aware that architectural decisions are provided "as-is" without guarantees of suitability
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### Neutral
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- The license file (LICENSE) has been added to the repository root
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- A license badge and information have been added to the README
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- Future code repositories may need different licenses (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0) appropriate for software
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## References
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- [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)f

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