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diff --git a/doc/developer/workflow.rst b/doc/developer/workflow.rst index 543dfdd3b9..1bb0886fd5 100644 --- a/doc/developer/workflow.rst +++ b/doc/developer/workflow.rst @@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ License for Contributions FRR is under a “GPLv2 or later” license. Any code submitted must be released under the same license (preferred) or any license which allows redistribution under this GPLv2 license (eg MIT License). +It is forbidden to push any code that prevents from using GPLv3 license. This +becomes a community rule, as FRR produces binaries that links with Apache 2.0 +libraries. Apache 2.0 and GPLv2 license are incompatible, if put together. +Please see `<http://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html>`_ for +more information. This rule guarantees the user to distribute FRR binary code +without any licensing issues. Pre-submission Checklist ------------------------ |