# Each license has YAML front matter describing the license's properties.
# The available fields are:
- name: title
description: The license full name specified by https://spdx.org/licenses/
required: true
- name: spdx-id
description: Short identifier specified by https://spdx.org/licenses/
required: true
- name: description
description: A human-readable description of the license
required: true
- name: how
description: Instructions on how to implement the license
required: true
- name: conditions
description: Bulleted list of required rules
required: true
- name: permissions
description: Bulleted list of permitted rules
required: true
- name: limitations
description: Bulleted list of limited rules
required: true
- name: using
description: 'A list of 3 notable projects using the license with straightforward LICENSE files which serve as examples newcomers can follow and that can be detected by [licensee](https://github.com/benbalter/licensee) in the form of `project_name: license_file_url`'
required: true
# Optional fields
- name: featured
description: Whether the license should be featured on the main page (defaults to false)
required: false
- name: hidden
description: Whether the license is neither [popular](https://opensource.org/licenses) nor fills out the [spectrum of licenses](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/) from strongly conditional to unconditional (defaults to true)
required: false
- name: nickname
description: Customary short name if applicable (e.g, GPLv3)
required: false
- name: note
description: Additional information about the licenses
required: false
- name: redirect_from
description: Relative path(s) to redirect to the license from, to prevent breaking old URLs
required: false
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