License of resources in "data" is not clear
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What is the license of the resources in "data" (samples, projects, etc.)? It's not clear if I can redistribute them on their own or what are the terms if I do so. In effect they are possibly "all rights reserved" because they don't have an explicit license. Can we add explicit license statements? A common way to do this is to add a README in the directory that says what the files are licensed under.
I would suggest licensing them under CC-BY 4.0 which is compatible with all versions of the GPL.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ccby
If you agree with this, maybe add a statement in the "data" directory saying that all files in the subdirectories are licensed under CC-BY 4.0?
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Review the repository's data directory and the licensing terms for its samples and projects. Confirm with maintainers whether CC-BY 4.0 is acceptable, then add a README or equivalent explicit license statement in data; done means redistribution terms are clear for all covered files.
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- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
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- Stale
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- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100