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From: Marc Schiffbauer <mschiff@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: License problem
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:10:42
Message-Id: 20120321160941.GA29252@lisa.schiffbauer.lan
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: License problem by Justin
1 * Justin schrieb am 21.03.12 um 16:14 Uhr:
2 > On 21.03.2012 15:48, Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
3 > > On 21/03/12 10:34 AM, Richard Yao wrote:
4 > >> On 03/21/12 10:18, Justin wrote:
5 > >>> I will not extract part of the software, e.g. subroutines, for
6 > >>> use in other contexts without permission of the author.
7 > >
8 > >> Portage could be considered to be one of these contexts.
9 > >
10 > >
11 > > If the entire package is installed (ie, it's not broken up into
12 > > separate libraries or sub-packages) this would be fine (ie having the
13 > > package in portage), wouldn't it?
14 > >
15 > > I guess the primary restriction here would be that nothing else would
16 > > be allowed to link against any embedded libraries; ie, the package
17 > > couldn't be a dep.
18 > >
19 >
20 > It simply creates one binary which I am interested in. I don't see any
21 > problem if I use fetch restriction. The only remaining question would be
22 > the actual LICENSE?
23
24 How about asking the authors? Maybe they are fine with mirroring too
25 if updates they publish will be mirrored too.
26
27 If you get the permission to do it, it might be fine.
28
29 -Marc
30 Disclaimer: IANAL
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