- The Android Open Source Project uses a few open source initiative approved open source licenses to enable availability + The Android Open Source Project uses a few open source initiative approved open source licenses to enable availability of source code and to accept contributions from individuals and corporations.
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ doc.type=licenses- The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is Apache 2.0. Apache 2.0 is a commercial and open source - friendly open source license. The majority of the Android platform is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. While - the project will strive to adhere to the preferred license, there may be exceptions which will be handled on a case-by-case + The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is Apache 2.0. Apache 2.0 is a commercial and open source + friendly open source license. The majority of the Android platform is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. While + the project will strive to adhere to the preferred license, there may be exceptions which will be handled on a case-by-case basis. For example, the Linux kernel patches are under the GPLv2 license with system exceptions, which can be found on kernel.org
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ doc.type=licenses- All individual contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to the Android Open Source Project will be required to - complete, sign, and submit an Individual Contributor License Grant. The grant can be executed online through the code - review tool. The agreement clearly defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to the - Android Open Source Project. This license is for your protection as a contributor as well as the protection of the - project; it does not change your rights to use your own contributions for any other purpose. + All individual contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to the Android Open Source Project will be required to + complete, sign, and submit an Individual Contributor License Grant. The grant can be executed online through the code + review tool. The agreement clearly defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to the + Android Open Source Project. This license is for your protection as a contributor as well as the protection of the + project; it does not change your rights to use your own contributions for any other purpose.
- For a corporation that has assigned employees to work on the Android Open Source Project, a Corporate Contributor License - Grant is available. This version of the Grant allows a corporation to authorize contributions submitted by its designated - employees and to grant copyright and patent licenses. Note that a Corporate Contributor License Grant does not remove the - need for any developer to sign their own Individual Contributor License Grant as an individual, to cover any of their - contributions which are not owned by the corporation signing the Corporate Contributor License Grant. + For a corporation that has assigned employees to work on the Android Open Source Project, a Corporate Contributor License + Grant is available. This version of the Grant allows a corporation to authorize contributions submitted by its designated + employees and to grant copyright and patent licenses. Note that a Corporate Contributor License Grant does not remove the + need for any developer to sign their own Individual Contributor License Grant as an individual, to cover any of their + contributions which are not owned by the corporation signing the Corporate Contributor License Grant.