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Distribution license policy: Explicit prohibitions are ignored · case 01

Explicit prohibitions are ignored.

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ROOT CAUSE

The implementation substitutes True for not (set(licenses) & set(forbidden)), so explicit prohibitions are ignored.

THE FAILURE

The implementation substitutes True for not (set(licenses) & set(forbidden)), so explicit prohibitions are ignored.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair substitutes bool(set(licenses) & set(forbidden)). Fixture 13 still yields False instead of True.

Case contract

Admit only packages with a declared license, every required license permitted, no explicitly forbidden license, redistribution enabled, and source-offer provided when required.

Why this case matters

An offline model of distribution license policy, suitable for testing build and release tooling without external services.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(licenses, allowed, forbidden, redistribute, source_required, source_offer):
    return bool(licenses) and set(licenses) <= set(allowed) and True and redistribute and (not source_required or source_offer)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 2', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 3', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 4', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 5', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 6', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 7', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 8', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
check('fixture 9', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 10', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 11', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 12', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 13', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), True)
check('fixture 14', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), True)
check('fixture 15', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 16', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), True)
check('fixture 17', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 18', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 19', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 20', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 21', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 22', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 23', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 24', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
check('fixture 25', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 26', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 27', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 28', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 29', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 30', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 31', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 32', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1FalseFalsePassed
fixture 2FalseFalsePassed
fixture 3FalseFalsePassed
fixture 4FalseFalsePassed
fixture 5FalseFalsePassed
fixture 6FalseFalsePassed
fixture 7FalseFalsePassed
fixture 8FalseFalsePassed
fixture 9FalseFalsePassed
fixture 10FalseFalsePassed
fixture 11FalseFalsePassed
fixture 12FalseFalsePassed
fixture 13TrueTruePassed
fixture 14TrueTruePassed
fixture 15FalseFalsePassed
fixture 16TrueTruePassed
fixture 17FalseFalsePassed
fixture 18FalseFalsePassed
fixture 19FalseFalsePassed
fixture 20FalseFalsePassed
fixture 21FalseFalsePassed
fixture 22FalseFalsePassed
fixture 23FalseFalsePassed
fixture 24FalseFalsePassed
fixture 25FalseFalsePassed
fixture 26FalseFalsePassed
fixture 27FalseFalsePassed
fixture 28FalseFalsePassed
fixture 29TrueFalseFailed
fixture 30TrueFalseFailed
fixture 31FalseFalsePassed
fixture 32TrueFalseFailed

SHA-256 / b568f670b5fc95d16f4dab61d965c9291a546ccf1cce69118d498f886be9ad78

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(licenses, allowed, forbidden, redistribute, source_required, source_offer):
    return bool(licenses) and set(licenses) <= set(allowed) and bool(set(licenses) & set(forbidden)) and redistribute and (not source_required or source_offer)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 2', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 3', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 4', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 5', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 6', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 7', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 8', solve([], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
check('fixture 9', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 10', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 11', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 12', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 13', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), True)
check('fixture 14', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), True)
check('fixture 15', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 16', solve(['MIT'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), True)
check('fixture 17', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 18', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 19', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 20', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 21', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 22', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 23', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 24', solve(['MIT', 'Unknown'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
check('fixture 25', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, False), False)
check('fixture 26', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, False, True), False)
check('fixture 27', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, False), False)
check('fixture 28', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], False, True, True), False)
check('fixture 29', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, False), False)
check('fixture 30', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, False, True), False)
check('fixture 31', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, False), False)
check('fixture 32', solve(['Forbidden'], ['MIT', 'Apache', 'Forbidden'], ['Forbidden'], True, True, True), False)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1FalseFalsePassed
fixture 2FalseFalsePassed
fixture 3FalseFalsePassed
fixture 4FalseFalsePassed
fixture 5FalseFalsePassed
fixture 6FalseFalsePassed
fixture 7FalseFalsePassed
fixture 8FalseFalsePassed
fixture 9FalseFalsePassed
fixture 10FalseFalsePassed
fixture 11FalseFalsePassed
fixture 12FalseFalsePassed
fixture 13FalseTrueFailed
fixture 14FalseTrueFailed
fixture 15FalseFalsePassed
fixture 16FalseTrueFailed
fixture 17FalseFalsePassed
fixture 18FalseFalsePassed
fixture 19FalseFalsePassed
fixture 20FalseFalsePassed
fixture 21FalseFalsePassed
fixture 22FalseFalsePassed
fixture 23FalseFalsePassed
fixture 24FalseFalsePassed
fixture 25FalseFalsePassed
fixture 26FalseFalsePassed
fixture 27FalseFalsePassed
fixture 28FalseFalsePassed
fixture 29TrueFalseFailed
fixture 30TrueFalseFailed
fixture 31FalseFalsePassed
fixture 32TrueFalseFailed

SHA-256 / 85502d80cae80d188fe1c4aa391f2cade6d5742dbc237708e8482e8c34839e80

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Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:38:34.592532+00:00.

Case digest / a53374640c10d794786f2d8191f5479a1a56e544b4b7287455ff878c6d4acf3b