FAIRsharing record for: FAIR Principles for Research Software - R1.1. Software is given a clear and accessible license

This FAIRsharing record describes: 'R1.1. Software is given a clear and accessible license' states that to enable reuse, software must have a license that clearly describes how it can be used and reused, ideally with conditions that are readable by humans and machines. Licenses are often referred to by name, but machine readable licenses can be specified by reference to a standard vocabulary such as the SPDX License List4 (SPDX Consortium, 2020). To support a wide range of reuse scenarios, the license should be as unrestrictive as possible and, to avoid license proliferation, choosing a widely used and recognized license is strongly recommended. This license must also be compatible with the requirements of the licenses of the software’s dependencies so that the software can be legally combined.