Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Questions about licenses

[Marius Mauch]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:12:30 +0200
Torsten Veller <tove@g.o> wrote:

> * Patrick Lauer <patrick@g.o>:
> > On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 13:18 +0200, Torsten Veller wrote:
> >
> > > Why do we add a license to the licenses/ dir?
> >
> > Because there should be an easy way to find licenses?
> > And you can do "emerge search foo", then read the license and decide
> > wether you want to install foo.
> >
> > > And in addition: When should a license be added to licenses/ ?
> >
> > When at least one ebuild uses a license that is not already there?
>
> Ok, here is a license: <http://rafb.net/paste/results/j88sYC87.html>
> I couldn't decide if this one is present already.
> All i have checked are slightly different. Maybe someone knows ;)
>
> If it is not in licenses/, can someone suggest a name for this one?

Looks like as-is.

> > > There are over 3MB in nearly 500 files. How will those licenses be
> > > classified if ACCEPT_LICENSES (GLEP 23) is implemented?
> > I guess groups ... OSI approved, "free", commercial, ...
>
> Classification <-> groups, sure.
> But how? How can this be done with 500 files? Who wants to do this?

Personally I'd only make groups: needs user confirmation and doesn't
need user confirmation, as those are the only ones that have a
technical reason (and the former group already needs special treatment).
At most also use external lists of licenses like OSI or FSF, but IMO it
would be a bad idea to provide any set of "free" licenses or use other
vague/ subjective limitations.

Marius

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