Clarification: Default template LICENSE

[cofin]

ISSUE TYPE

License clarification

SUMMARY

Hi, I've recently jumped back into the world of Ansible after a break, and I've discovered this great tool.

We would like to use this as the scaffolding for our new collection, however, I noticed that the default LICENCE template is GPLv3. I also don't see a way to specify a new license when generating a project with the CLI.

Is the intent for all generated projects to retain the GPL license or are authors free to alter this as needed?

Thanks in advance!

[cofin]

Without this license clarification, we (and I assume other software shops) will be unable to use this excellent tool. Any insight that could be provided would be great.

Also, let me know if this would be better suited for a discussion. I'll be happy to close this and create a new topic.

Thanks again

[borisdali]

+1, can we please get a clarification on the intent of placing that LICENSE file in the root of a newly scaffolded collection?

[ujjwalpl]

+1. Is this just a template which can be replaced with licensing policy of the collection being created and distributed ?

[NilashishC]

Hello all! As @ujjwalpl correctly mentioned, this is just a template and can be replaced by a licensing policy of your choice.

I will open a PR to update the documentation to mention this.

Thanks!

[cofin]

@NilashishC thanks so much for the response! We appreciate it and look forward to using this on our project. I'll leave this open so you can link it in a subsequent PR.