Merge pull request #1795 from KSP-CKAN/Allow-FOSS-delisting

Allow foss delisting

policy/Opt-out-list.md

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+# Opt-out List
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+The following authors have requested that new mods created by them are not added to CKAN without an explicit PR or other request from them
+This is to meet the requirements of our [De-indexing mods from the CKAN](de-indexing.md) policy
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+KSP Community Forum name | GitHub username | Notes
+-----------|------------|--------------------------
+CliftonM | CliftonMarien | protest
+Ferram4 | Ferram4 | Complex mods with changing dependencies and installation details
+nightingale | jrossignol | Self-managing metadata
+RoverDude | BobPalmer | Self-managing metadata
+Sarbian | Sarbian | protest

policy/de-indexing.md

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 Permissive licenses—which includes *every* license the CKAN is aware of that's not marked `restricted` or `unknown`, and includes the popular Creative Commons family of licenses—provide *explicit and irrevocable* permission to use and redistribute the content. Such a license is a strong, *legally binding* promise that the author cannot stop others from reproducing their work. One of the *primary purposes* of such a license is protection against the mod author changing their mind, or imposing further restrictions at a later date.
 
 When an author gives us explicit and irrevocable permission via a legal document to redistribute their work, we cannot in good faith de-index the mod and still act in the interests of our users. **Whenever possible, mods with permissive licenses will be preserved by the CKAN**, especially when alternate downloads to such mods exist, including those cached by the CKAN's own automated systems.
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+In some cases it's not possible to install mods via the CKAN and maintain the goodwill of the author(s). **The CKAN will not install any mod when the primary maintainer (or a significant group of maintainers when no primary is identifiable) requests the mod be removed from the CKAN.** 
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+Additionally, CKAN will maintain a list of authors who have requested that their mods not be added to CKAN without their explicit request (on either a per-version or per mod level). This list will be consulted as part of the approval/vetting stage for any metadata submission.