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Linux Foundation Policy and Best Practices Guidance
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This site is intended to provide recommendations and guidance about licensing, legal, and regulatory matters relating to open collaboration project communities.

This site is *not* intended as legal advice. Any questions relating to legal requirements and compliance should be discussed with your own legal counsel.

:doc:`Licensing and IP </ip/index>`
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* :doc:`/ip/basics-copyright`
* :doc:`/ip/basics-patent`
* :doc:`/ip/license-compliance`
* :doc:`Copyright Notices <ip/copyright-notices>`
* :doc:`/ip/contribution-mechanisms`
* :doc:`/ip/spdx-license-ids`

:doc:`Standards and Open Collaboration </standards/index>`
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* :doc:`Introduction </standards/introduction>`
* :doc:`Standards vs. Software </standards/standards-software>`
* :doc:`Licensing of Standards </standards/licenses>`
* :doc:`Community Specifications </standards/community-specs>`

:doc:`EU Cyber Resilience Act </cra/index>`
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* :doc:`Introduction </cra/introduction>`
* :doc:`Step 1: Categorize Your Project </cra/step-1-categorize>`
* :doc:`Step 2: Written Security Policy </cra/step-2-wsp>`
* :doc:`Step 3: Notification Process </cra/step-3-notify>`
* :doc:`Step 4: Cooperation </cra/step-4-cooperate>`
* :doc:`Step 5: Additional Actions </cra/step-5-additional>`
* :doc:`Resources </cra/resources>`

:doc:`US Export Controls </export/index>`
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* :doc:`Introduction </export/introduction>`
* :doc:`United States EAR </export/us-ear>`
* :doc:`EAR and OSS </export/ear-oss>`
* :doc:`Non-Standard Cryptography </export/non-standard-cryptography>`
* :doc:`Standards-Related Activities </export/standards-related-activities>`
* :doc:`Best Practices </export/best-practices>`

:doc:`US OFAC Sanctions </ofac/index>`
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* :doc:`Introduction </ofac/introduction>`
* :doc:`About OFAC Sanctions </ofac/about-sanctions>`
* :doc:`OFAC and Open Source </ofac/ofac-open-source>`
* :doc:`Key Points for Developers </ofac/ofac-developers>`
* :doc:`Conclusion </ofac/conclusion>`

:doc:`Data Privacy </privacy/index>`
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* :doc:`Telemetry Data </privacy/telemetry>`
* :doc:`Hosted Tools and Immutable Records </privacy/hosted-tools>`

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   ip/index
   Standards and Open Collaboration <standards/index>
   EU Cyber Resilience Act <cra/index>
   US Export Controls <export/index>
   US OFAC Sanctions <ofac/index>
   Data Privacy <privacy/index>