| Known Patterns |
| ============== |
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| To simplify @PLUGIN@ plugin configurations, the `firstParty`, `thirdParty`, |
| `forbidden`, and `exclude` configuration parameters reference sets of named |
| known [modified regular expressions](modified-regex.md). |
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| Initially seeded with the patterns needed for the Android Open Source Project |
| (AOSP), the definitions are released open-source as part of the plugin, and |
| can be extended with contributions likewise released under Apache 2.0 |
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| To see the list of known names, earch for `lookup` in |
| [CopyrightPatterns.java](https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/copyright/+/refs/heads/master/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/copyright/lib/CopyrightPatterns.java) |
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| The names do not have to match an exact license or entity per se. For example, |
| the Creative Commons folks do not define a CC_BY_C license. The named pattern |
| matches any of several Creative Commons licenses that allow commercial use. |
