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The OpenSSL project and foundation appreciate material and works produced by individuals and oraganizations for the community. Documentation, patches, and sample programs help ensure the library is reliable and easy to use. To ensure the most benefit to the project and community, contributions to this wiki must either:
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We appreciate material and works produced for the community. Documentation, patches, and sample programs help ensure the library is reliable and easy to use. To ensure the most benefit to the project and community, contributions to this wiki must be either:
  
 
# existing material copied from a public domain source
 
# existing material copied from a public domain source
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# original content created by you and released under the current or future OpenSSL license
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# original content created by you and released under the current OpenSSL license (and any future version of it that the OpenSSL project may adopt)
 
# existing content already released under the current or future OpenSSL license.
 
# existing content already released under the current or future OpenSSL license.
  
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The current [http://openssl.org/source/license.html OpenSSL licence] is an "Apache style" license. OpenSSL community feedback indicates the license has opportunity for improvement. Some thought has been given to migrating to a pure [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache] license. Future contributions to OpenSSL will use [http://openssl.com/testing/license/openssl_icla.pdf Individual Contributor] and [http://openssl.com/testing/license/openssl_ccla.pdf Corporate Contributor]
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The current [https://openssl.org/source/license.html OpenSSL license] is a combination of OpenSSL and Apache-style license. Both licenses must be complied with.
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agreements. The agreements are currently draft status.
 
  
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== Source Code Patches ==
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For OpenSSL 3.0 we are moving to purely an Apache 2.0 license; see our [https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/categories/license/ blog posts].
  
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If you contribute patches for the library source code, then the OpenSSL project will use the XXX license. You will not need to do YYY to ensure your changes can be accepted by the project.
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We do not accept patches through the Wiki.
  
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== Sample Programs ==
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== Wiki Documentation ==
  
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If you contribute sample programs for using the library, then the OpenSSL project will use the XXX license. You should place the following text at the top of the source files:
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[[Category:Wiki Usage]]
  
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<blockquote>Now is the time for all good men to come to the aide of their country.</blockquote>
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All contributions to this wiki are considered to be released under the current OpenSSL License (and any future version of it) and contributors agree the contributed content is original, or copied from a public domain or similar free resource, or copied from OpenSSL.
  
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== Man Page Documentation ==
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== Copyright Notice ==
  
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If you contribute documentation for the source code, then the OpenSSL project will use the XXX license. You will not need to do YYY to ensure your changes can be accepted by the project.
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Use the following copyright notice for source files, sample programs on the wiki, etc.
  
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== Wiki Documentation ==
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<pre>  Copyright OpenSSL <nowiki>[YEAR]</nowiki>
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  Contents licensed under the terms of the OpenSSL license
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  See https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html for details</pre>
  
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If you contribute documentation on the wiki, then the OpenSSL project will use the XXX license. You will not need to do anything to place your works under the license.
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[[Category:Legal]]

Latest revision as of 13:35, 22 July 2020

We appreciate material and works produced for the community. Documentation, patches, and sample programs help ensure the library is reliable and easy to use. To ensure the most benefit to the project and community, contributions to this wiki must be either:

  1. existing material copied from a public domain source
  2. original content created by you and released under the current OpenSSL license (and any future version of it that the OpenSSL project may adopt)
  3. existing content already released under the current or future OpenSSL license.

The current OpenSSL license is a combination of OpenSSL and Apache-style license. Both licenses must be complied with.

For OpenSSL 3.0 we are moving to purely an Apache 2.0 license; see our blog posts.

We do not accept patches through the Wiki.

Wiki Documentation[edit]

All contributions to this wiki are considered to be released under the current OpenSSL License (and any future version of it) and contributors agree the contributed content is original, or copied from a public domain or similar free resource, or copied from OpenSSL.

Copyright Notice[edit]

Use the following copyright notice for source files, sample programs on the wiki, etc. 

   Copyright OpenSSL [YEAR]
   Contents licensed under the terms of the OpenSSL license
   See https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html for details
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