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On 12/28/2009 05:53 PM, Robin H. Johnson wrote: |
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> You're wrong there. The kernel does contain additional licenses, and |
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> EXPLICITLY mentions them. Go and read 'firmware/WHENCE'. |
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> The licenses listed therein range from use-permitted only |
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> no-modification, to GPL-compliant and BSD-like. |
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I stand corrected. Somebody should tell Linus that his readme/copying |
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is a bit misleading. They really shouldn't bury licenses in subdirectories. |
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> There is no second-guessing. What I am concerned with is that Gentoo's |
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> statement of licensing does not accurately reflect what licenses are on |
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> the package. |
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Agreed - I think the key is for the package maintainer to ensure the |
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license is accurate, and if anybody notices a problem just file a bug. |
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I think the kernel is a bit of an oddball since the sources are so large |
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- most packages are much smaller and have a single license, and the |
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maintainer will probably be familiar enough to sort it out. |
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