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In other words, a new BIP must specify an SPDX License Expression that is either "L" or equivalent to "L OR E" for some
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acceptable license L from the following list and another SPDX License Expression E.
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- * BSD-2-Clause: [ OSI-approved BSD 2-clause license ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause )
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- * BSD-3-Clause: [ OSI-approved BSD 3-clause license ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause )
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+ * BSD-2-Clause: [ BSD 2-Clause License ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause )
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+ * BSD-3-Clause: [ BSD 3-Clause License ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause )
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* CC0-1.0: [ Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal] ( https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ )
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* FSFAP: [ FSF All Permissive License] ( https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Other-Files.html )
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* CC-BY-4.0: [ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International] ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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- * MIT: [ Expat/MIT/X11 license ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT )
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- * Apache-2.0: [ Apache License, version 2.0] ( http ://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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- * BSL-1.0: [ Boost Software License, version 1.0] ( http ://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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+ * MIT: [ Expat/MIT/X11 License ] ( https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT )
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+ * Apache-2.0: [ Apache License 2.0] ( https ://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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+ * BSL-1.0: [ Boost Software License 1.0] ( https ://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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#### Not Acceptable Licenses
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All licenses not explicitly included in the above lists are not acceptable terms for a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal.
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However, BIPs predating this proposal were accepted under other terms, and should use one the following identifiers.
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* LicenseRef-PD: Placed into the public domain
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- * OPUBL-1.0: [ Open Publication License, version 1.0] ( http ://opencontent.org/openpub/)
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+ * OPUBL-1.0: [ Open Publication License 1.0] ( https ://opencontent.org/openpub/)
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## BIP Editors
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@@ -747,15 +747,15 @@ feedback, and helpful comments.
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The following previously acceptable licenses were retained per request of reviewers, even though they have so far
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never been used in the BIPs process:
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- * Apache-2.0: [ Apache License, version 2.0] ( http ://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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- * BSL-1.0: [ Boost Software License, version 1.0] ( http ://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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+ * Apache-2.0: [ Apache License 2.0] ( https ://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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+ * BSL-1.0: [ Boost Software License 1.0] ( https ://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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The following previously acceptable licenses have never been used in the BIPs Process and have been dropped:
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- * AGPL-3.0+: [ GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), version 3 or newer ] ( http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html)
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- * FDL-1.3: [ GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.3] ( http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
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- * GPL-2.0+: [ GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or newer] ( http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)
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- * LGPL-2.1+: [ GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or newer] ( http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.en.html)
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+ * AGPL-3.0+: [ GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) 3 ] ( https ://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html)
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+ * FDL-1.3: [ GNU Free Documentation License 1.3] ( https ://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
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+ * GPL-2.0+: [ GNU General Public License (GPL) 2 or newer] ( https ://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)
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+ * LGPL-2.1+: [ GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 2.1 or newer] ( https ://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.en.html)
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Why are software licenses included?
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