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### Evaluation of the [[Community Health|UseCases/CommunityHealth]]
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- Is the [[license both determined as Free Software by FSF and OSI-approved|USeCases/CommunityHealth#license-approved]]?
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- Is the [[license GPL-compatible||USeCases/CommunityHealth#gpl-compatible]]?
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- Is the [[license GPL-compatible||UseCases/CommunityHealth#gpl-compatible]]?
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- Does the project [[require assignment of copyright or a CLA to get code upstreamed|UseCases/CommunityHealth#no-cla-for-profit]]?
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# Health of the Development Community
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## Good License Choice
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## Good License and Legal Requirements Choices
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<a id="license-approved"></a>
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Obviously, code that's not under a license that is both
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license would face a high burden (i.e., the code would really have to be
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absolutely wonderful in all other respects) to dictate such a license choice.
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<a id="no-cla-for-profit"></a>
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If the project has a CLA other than inbound=outbound, or has copyright
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assignment, the beneficiary has to be a 501(c)(3) non-profit, as non-profit
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contributors may not be legally permitted to give away code assets to a
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for-profit entity or an entity with a different tax status.
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Even for 501(c)(3)'s requesting a CLA or copyright assignment, there would
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need to be a confirmation that the missions of the orgs were sufficiently
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aligned.
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Given that the project is going to solicit support and contributions from
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501(c)(3)'s, this issue is particularly important.
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## No Legal Barriers
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