[License Exception Request] [axe-core] [MPL 2.0] #1323
Description
For which CNCF project are you requesting exceptions?
Headlamp
Are you an official maintainer of this project?
Yes
List of components requiring an exception
| Component | Upstream URL | Project Usage URL | License(s) | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| axe-core | https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core | kubernetes-sigs/headlamp#4809 | MPL 2.0 | To test for accessibility issues in development |
Are all of the components mandatory dependencies for the project to function as intended?
Yes
If no, please explain
They are needed to test for a11y issues, which are a legal requirement that we fix.
How will the components be included in or with the project's code and distributions?
- Incorporated code
- Vendored component
- Build-time dependency
- Build and test tooling
- Install-time dependency
- Required upstream dependencies
- Other (please describe below)
If any of the above selections don't apply to all of the components listed in the table above, please explain
It's needed to build in development, and for testing.
Note that this library is already used in things like Playwright e2e testing framework, and built into browsers in the accessibility testing tools they have there.
Which of the following best describes how the components interact with the project's own code?
- Static linking: e.g., compiled together with project code into a single binary
- Dynamic linking: e.g., compiled into a separate binary, running together with project code in a single address space at run-time
- Separate process: e.g., separate executable running in a different process space, interacting with project code only via mechanisms such as pipes, sockets, etc.
- Network interaction only: e.g., logically separated over a network and communicating only via mechanisms such as network API call, exchanging JSON data, etc.
- Other (please describe below)
If any of the above selections don't apply to all of the components listed in the table above, please explain
It's javascript, so I guess Dynamic linking.
Will any of the components be modified?
No
If yes, please specify which components will be modified, and briefly describe the purpose and nature of the modifications.
No.
Will the project be seeking to contribute the modifications back to the upstream project?
None