doc: clarify whitelistedLicenses

see the following for more info: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/076860e0340a5e4a909b9a710e186508b14d1c90/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix#L229
2020-11-28 10:25:13 +01:00
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 </programlisting>
    </para>
+    <para>
+      Note that <literal>whitelistedLicenses</literal> only applies to unfree licenses unless <literal>allowUnfree</literal> is enabled. It is not a generic whitelist for all types of licenses. <literal>blacklistedLicenses</literal> applies to all licenses.
+    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>