qmk_firmware/docs/license_clarification.md

# Overview

As raised in #1038 and other issues, the licensing status of QMK is not clear. In an effort to remove ambiguity and to clarify the licensing status of the quantum code we are identifying the providence of our source code files and clarifying what license applies to each one.

# Signoff

This section documents the people who need to sign off on applying the GPL to one or more of their contributions. If your name appears below and you consent to applying the GPL to your contributions, please put today's date in the last field of your row. Please stick to the following date format: 2017 Jan 28

Username | Files | Sign Off Date |
---------|-------|---------------|
@0xdec | quantum/rgblight.c | 2017 Jan 29 |
@algernon | quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.h<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.h | 2017 Jan 29 |
@cdlm | quantum/template/template.c<br>quantum/template/template.h | 2017 Feb 03 |
@DidierLoiseau | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_canadian_multilingual.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_bepo.h |2017 Jan 29 |
@eltang |  quantum/config_common.h<br>quantum/matrix.c<br>quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/rgblight.c<br>quantum/rgblight.h<br>quantum/template/config.h | 2017 Feb 28 |
@ezuk | quantum/matrix.c<br>quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/quantum_keycodes.h<br>quantum/rgblight.c<br>quantum/rgblight.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_colemak.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_nordic.h | 2017 Jan 31 |
@fredizzimo | quantum/config_common.h<br>quantum/keycode_config.h<br>quantum/keymap.h<br>quantum/keymap_common.c<br>quantum/keymap_common.c<br>quantum/matrix.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/rgblight.c<br>quantum/rgblight.h<br>quantum/api/api_sysex.c | 2017 Jan 29 |
@h-youhei | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_jp.h | 2017 Jan 28 |
@heartsekai | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german_ch.h | 2017 Jan 29 |
@IBnobody | quantum/keycode_config.h<br>quantum/matrix.c<br>quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/audio/audio.c<br>quantum/audio/audio.h<br>quantum/audio/audio_pwm.c<br>quantum/audio/audio_pwm.c<br>quantum/audio/voices.c<br>quantum/audio/voices.h<br>quantum/template/config.h<br>quantum/template/template.c | 2017 Jan 30 |
@jackhumbert | quantum/config_common.h<br>quantum/keycode_config.h<br>quantum/keymap.h<br>quantum/keymap_common.c<br>quantum/light_ws2812.c<br>quantum/light_ws2812.h<br>quantum/matrix.c<br>quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/quantum_keycodes.h<br>quantum/rgblight.c<br>quantum/rgblight.h<br>quantum/api/api_sysex.c<br>quantum/audio/audio.c<br>quantum/audio/audio.h<br>quantum/audio/audio_pwm.c<br>quantum/audio/audio_pwm.c<br>quantum/audio/voices.c<br>quantum/audio/voices.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_colemak.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_dvorak.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_fr_ch.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_french.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_french_osx.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german_ch.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german_osx.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_neo2.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_nordic.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_plover.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_spanish.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_uk.h<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_midi.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_music.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.h<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.h<br>quantum/template/config.h<br>quantum/template/template.c<br>quantum/template/template.h | 2017-01-29 |
@jakllsch | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_dvorak.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_fr_ch.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_french.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german_ch.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_nordic.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_spanish.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_uk.h | 2017 Jan 29 |
kuel | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_unicode_cyrillic.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_russian.h | |
@lindhe | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_nordic.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_norwegian.h | 2017 Jan 30 |
@matzebond | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_neo2.h | 2017 Jan 30 |
@plgruener | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german.h<br>quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_neo2.h | 2017 Jan 30 |
@priyadi | quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.h | 2017 Jan 31 |
@pvinis | quantum/quantum.c<br>quantum/quantum.h<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.c<br>quantum/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.h | 2017 Jan 29 |
@Smilliam | quantum/quantum.c | 2017 Feb 25 |
@sperochon | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_french_osx.h | 2017 Jan 30 |
stephan . bosebeck at holidayinsider.com | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_german_osx.h | 2017 Feb 15 |
@TerryMathews | quantum/quantum.c | 2017 Jan 29 |
@Twey | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_plover.h | |
@Vifon | quantum/dynamic_macro.h<br>quantum/quantum.c | 2017 Feb 09 |
@vincent-pochet | quantum/keymap_extras/keymap_fr_ch.h | 2017 Feb 09 |
@wez | quantum/dynamic_macro.h | 2017 Jan 29 |
@Wilba6582 | quantum/keymap.h<br>quantum/keymap_common.c<br>quantum/quantum_keycodes.h | 2017 Feb 15 |
@yangliu | quantum/light_ws2812.c<br>quantum/light_ws2812.h<br>quantum/rgblight.c<br>quantum/rgblight.h | 2017 Jan 30 |