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Policies of the ISC
Open-source software maintenance and distribution faces many challenges. We have developed the following policies to deal with several of these. We are open to suggestions on how to improve them, and we encourage others to adopt them when appropriate.

  • Bylaws of the ISC
    Governs the operation of the ISC
  • Copyright of the ISC
    Terms by with ISC software is distributed
  • Open-source licensing agreement Authors must sign this form to transfer the copyright of their code to the ISC.Required for code directly supported by the ISC.
  • Backward compatibility
    ISC certified software and ISC supported software must adhere to this policy.Ensures continued utility to and support from the community.
  • Coding style guide (latex)ISC certified software and ISC supported software must adhere to this policy.Ensures the code can be quickly understood and extended by others.