This sample language shows how to use the council’s license list to set rules about use of software under a software development contract.
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Contractor agrees to ensure that Deliverables under this agreement will have only the following kinds of Dependencies:
Dependencies that Contractor has the legal right to license to Client under the terms of this agreement
Permissively Licensed Software
software that Contractor’s engineering contact at the Client specifically pre-approves in writing, by name and version, for a specific Deliverable
Permissively Licensed Software means software licensed to the public on the terms of the latest version of the Blue Oak Model License or a form license that https://blueoakcouncil.org rated “Bronze” or better on [the date of this agreement OR DATE].
Contractor may rely on
LICENSE,COPYING, and similar files, as well as other copyright notices, header comments, or standardized software package metadata, to determine whether software is Permissively Licensed Software.The Dependencies of a Deliverable include all work that the Deliverable explicitly depends on, installs, configures, invokes, or links to, directly or indirectly.
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