[gentoo-dev] Adding Nipper license to the tree

[Mike Auty]

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Hiya guys,

One of the packages I maintain (nipper) has recently undergone a change
of license, from being GPLed to a new license that whilst mostly being
commercial features a non-commercial/personal use element.

Due to the new license (and the no redistribution of any kind bits) the
package will need mirror/fetch restrictions, which is fine.  My concern
is with the copyright clause which states:

"Any patches or updates that the Licensee may develop for NIPPER must be
immediately submitted to the Licensor. In addition, the Licensee will
forthwith transfer without charge all current and future rights
including copyrights and other intellectual property rights relating to
such updates to the Licensor."

I'm wondering how this might affect any in-tree patching, because whilst
I'm aware of this clause and happy to send any patches upstream and/or
not patch at all, I can't say the same for every Gentoo dev that might
want to fix a problem.

I know the upstream author personally, and he's providing the
source-code primarily for Gentoo users (we can always use the existing
binary RPMs if patching is an issue), but I thought I should ask what
the best course of action would be here?

Thanks,

Mike  5:)
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