diff --git a/manual/advanced/extensions/licenses.rst b/manual/advanced/extensions/licenses.rst index 3bbab44c9..0bee04687 100644 --- a/manual/advanced/extensions/licenses.rst +++ b/manual/advanced/extensions/licenses.rst @@ -5,63 +5,10 @@ Extension Licenses ****************** -For add-ons and themes the recommended license is -`GNU General Public License v2.0 or later `__. -For assets, the required license is `Public Domain (CC0) `__. +The `Blender Extensions Platform `__ only supports free and open source extensions compliant with the `Blender's license `__: -The `Blender Extensions Platform `__ only supports -free and open source extensions compatible with Blender's license: -`GNU General Public License v3.0 or later `__. +* For add-ons, the required license is `GNU General Public License v3.0 or later `__. -This allows extensions to be packed with Blender and distributed in compliance -with the governing principles of the `Blender license `__. +* For themes, the recommended license is `GNU General Public License v3.0 or later `__, but any `GPL-compatible license `__ is supported. -More GPL and LGPL Licenses -========================== - -Some third-party add-on libraries may require a different compatible license. - -In those cases a few variant versions of GNU GPL are also accepted: - -.. list-table:: - :header-rows: 1 - - * - Identifier - - License - * - SPDX:GPL-2.0-or-later - - `GNU General Public License v2.0 or later `__ - * - SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later - - `GNU General Public License v3.0 or later `__ - * - SPDX:LGPL-2.1-or-later - - `GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later `__ - * - SPDX:LGPL-3.0-or-later - - `GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later `__ - -More Compatible Licenses -======================== - -In some exceptional cases other licenses may be required. Extensions are still accepted under these licenses: - -.. list-table:: - :header-rows: 1 - - * - Identifier - - License - * - SPDX:BSD-1-Clause - - `BSD 1-Clause "Simplified" License `__ - * - SPDX:BSD-2-Clause - - `BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License `__ - * - SPDX:BSD-3-Clause - - `BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License `__ - * - SPDX:BSL-1.0 - - `Boost Software License 1.0 `__ - * - SPDX:MIT - - `MIT License `__ - * - SPDX:MIT-0 - - `MIT No Attribution `__ - * - SPDX:MPL-2.0 - - `Mozilla Public License 2.0 `__ - * - SPDX:Pixar - - `Pixar License `__ - * - SPDX:Zlib - - `Zlib License `__ +* For assets used in add-ons, the required license is `Public Domain (CC0) `__. \ No newline at end of file