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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<guide self="general-concepts/licenses/">
<chapter>
<title>Licenses</title>

<body>
<p>
All ebuilds must specify a <c>LICENSE</c> (note the American English
spelling) variable. The value of this variable must be the name of a
file in the Portage tree's <c>licenses/</c> directory.
</p>

<subsection>
<title>Adding New Licenses</title>
<body>

<p>
If your package's license is not already in the tree, you must add the
license before committing the package. When adding the license, use a
plain text file if at all possible. Some licenses are PDF files rather
than plain text <d/> this should only be done if we are legally required
to do so.
</p>

<p>
It is not normally necessary to mail the <c>gentoo-dev</c> list before
adding a new license. You should only do so if the license could be
considered 'questionable' or if you are unsure as to the meaning of
any part of it.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
</body>

</chapter>
</guide>