- Has the license been approved by the OSI? All OSI-approved license will be included on the SPDX License List, regardless of other factors
- Yes
- No
These must all be satisfied to allow inclusion in the license list
- Is the submitted license unique, that is, it does not match another license already on the License List as per the matching guidelines?
- Yes
- No
- If a software license, does it apply to source code and not only to executables?
- Yes
- No
- Does the license have identifiable and stable text, and is not in the midst of drafting?
- Yes
- No
- Has the license steward, if any, committed to versioning new versions and to not modify it after addition to the list?
- Yes
- No
Roughly in order of descending importance
- Does the license substantially comply with one of the free/open content definitions? (examples include the Open Source Definition and the Debian Free Software Guidelines) (Approval by the organisation that publishes the definition is not required)
- Yes
- No
- Is the license structured to be generally usable by anyone, and not specific to one organisation or project?
- Yes
- No
- Does the license have substantial use such that it is likely to be encountered (ie. use in many projects, or in one significant project)? (For recently written licenses, definitive plans for it to be used in at least one or a few significant projects may satisfy this)
- Yes
- No
- Is the license primarily intended to facilitate the free distribution of content with limited restrictions?
- Yes
- No
- Does the license steward support this submission, or is at least aware of and not in opposition of it?
- Yes
- No
Comments on the totality of these "other factors" in light of the SPDX License List's overall goals and objectives