diff --git a/metadata/fields/custom/license_allowlist.py b/metadata/fields/custom/license_allowlist.py index b7d76e05a..43e7c0a51 100644 --- a/metadata/fields/custom/license_allowlist.py +++ b/metadata/fields/custom/license_allowlist.py @@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ EXTENDED_LICENSE_CLASSIFIERS = frozenset([ # unencumbered. # go/keep-sorted start case=no "AhemFont", - "Android-SDK", "LZMA", "public-domain-md5", "SPL-SQRT-FLOOR", @@ -152,6 +151,12 @@ EXTENDED_LICENSE_CLASSIFIERS = frozenset([ "X11-Lucent", "zxing", # go/keep-sorted end + + # The Android Software Development Kit License is a special case. + # It can introduce licensing complexities due to the potentially extensive + # transitive dependency chain. Developers should carefully review the + # licenses of all dependencies. + "Android Software Development Kit License", ]) # These licenses are only allowed in open source projects due to their