Re: [gentoo-dev] License Checking

[Spider]

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 16:24:50 -0500
Aron Griffis <agriffis@g.o> wrote:


>
> Take the app-vim/colorschemes package, for example.  It is a
> conglomeration of all the colorschemes found on vim.sf.net, so it
> contains software released under different licenses.  Presently the
> package has
>
>     LICENSE="vim | GPL-2 | public-domain"
>
> If this is wrong, I take complete responsibility...  It's what I told
> Ciaran to use.  But the question is: Does this fit your definition of
> OR vs. AND, and do other packages in the tree use the same definition?

I think this is the case where you need to agree to -all- those
licenses in order to install a package, ergo it is "AND" and should be
"vim GPL-2 public-domain"  in order to not be avoiding a warranty.

in a case where you can choose to accept either the MPL or the GPL for
example, the license should be 
LICENSE="GPL | MPL" 

And if its for example either released as FPL  (Foo package License ) or
GPL+ LGPL parts, it should be :
LICENSE="FPL | (GPL LGPL)" 


This is the logic that "makes sense" for me.  in a case where its
multiple licensed, you have to agree to all such licenses, or it won't
match.


//Spider

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