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Hack Open Font License
by Randy Barlow 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Hello! I am interested in packaging the Hack Font for Fedora, but I notice that it seems to have what may be a custom license: https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/blob/master/LICENSE.md Is this license acceptable for Fedora?

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Does Bodhi need to be covered by the FPCA?
by Randy Barlow 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

For a long time I didn't know that Bodhi should be covered by the FPCA so some commits have gone in from contributors who don't have Fedora accounts. Pierre-Yves Chibon had mentioned to me that it was required for contributors to sign the FPCA, but then I forgot to check that for a long time until today, resulting in even more contributions that weren't covered by the FPCA. I read the FPCA again today and noticed that it defines "Submit" with examples that end with "version control systems administered by Fedora". Though the examples do say "without limitation", the fact that it doesn't just say "version control systems" seems to imply that version control systems not administered by Fedora would not be covered. Since Bodhi is on GitHub which is not administered by Fedora, does Bodhi need FPCA for contributions? Is License In = License Out not sufficient for Bodhi? If it is required, what should I do about the contributors from the past who hadn't agreed to the FPCA? I wrote this pull request for the case that FPCA is required: https://github.com/fedora-infra/bodhi/pull/1388

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c-pchart: GPL unless you wish to use it in a commercial project
by Randy Barlow 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Hello! Remi Collet noted in a package review[0] I submitted that there is some unclear wording about the licensing of the package. The readme[1] says: > It was previously stated that this package is on MIT license, which > did not meet the requirements set by the original author. It is now > under the GNU GPL v3 license, so if you wish to use it in a > commercial project, you need to pay an appropriate fee. The pchart.net license page[2] says even more, but also has a slight contradiction I think: > The pChart library is released under two different licenses. If your > application is not a commercial one (eg: you make no money by > redistributing it) then the GNU GPLv3 license (General Public > License) applies. This license allows you to freely integrate this > library in your applications, modify the code and redistribute it in > bundled packages as long as your application is also distributed with > the GPL license. > > If your application can't meet the GPL license or is a commercial one > (eg: the library is integrated in a software or an appliance you're > selling) then you'll have to buy a commercial license. With this > license you don't need to make publicly available your application > code under the GPL license terms. The slight contradiction I referenced is the "if you can't meet the GPL" bit. The first paragraph specifically cites making money by redistributing, but the second paragraph sounds like they think it's OK if you follow the GPL terms. It's confusing. I think Remi is right to say that we need to get clarification before we can add this package to Fedora. One thing that makes this a bit more complicated is that the szymach version of pchart sounds like it might be a fork of pchart, but doesn't make that clear either. Is this a blocker for package review? Would we need both upstreams to grant a clearer license before we can proceed? [0] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1425275 [1] https://github.com/szymach/c-pchart#license [2] http://www.pchart.net/license

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AC-3 support in Fedora
by Tom Callaway 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

As Neal Gompa pointed out yesterday, the last standards essential patent for AC-3 support expired: https://ac3freedomday.org/ Accordingly, AC-3 is now legally permissible for Fedora and the Fedora Community is working on moving A52dec (liba52) into Fedora as a result. Christian Schaller has a very complete blog post on this topic here: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2017/03/22/another-media-codec-on-the-way/ Please keep in mind that if you know of something that isn't A52dec/liba52 or aften, that implements AC-3 natively (not just via linking to liba52), please let Fedora Legal take a look at it (either via emailing legal(a)fedoraproject.org, emailing this list, or blocking the Review Ticket against FE-Legal). We just need to sanity check it quickly before letting it in. Thanks, ~tom == Red Hat

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AC-3 in Fedora
by Neal Gompa 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Hey, So, people on the internet are talking about "AC-3 Freedom Day" being yesterday[1], that is, the last standards-essential patent expired yesterday at midnight. Can we look at allowing AC-3 stuff in Fedora now? [1]: https://ac3freedomday.org/ -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth!

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by jhon6wirte＠gmail.com 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

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CLA from Intel
by Mamoru TASAKA 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

Hello. Forwarded from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413646#c2 The upstream of librealsense, Intel demands that when we want to contribute to librealsense via github pull request (for example): https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md such contributer are required to accept Intel CLA (Individual Contributor **License** Agreement): https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/master/CLA.md I suspect that this CLA may be additional requirement (or license) when developing librealsense. So: 1. Should this CLA be regarded as something like additional "license" or so? 2. In such case (or if not, in any case), can this CLA be accepted for packages on Fedora? Note that the license of librealsense itself is under "ASL 2.0 and BSD". Thanks in advance. Regards, Mamoru

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rhash license
by Orion Poplawski 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

I'm wondering how to note the license for rhash: https://github.com/rhash/RHash === Notes on RHash License === The RHash program and LibRHash library are distributed under RHash License, see the COPYING file for details. In particular, the program, the library and source code can be used free of charge under the MIT, BSD, GPL, commercial or freeware license without additional restrictions. In the case the OSI-approved license is required the MIT license should be used. COPYING: RHash License Copyright (c) 2005-2014 Aleksey Kravchenko <rhash.admin(a)gmail.com> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so. The Software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Use this program at your own risk! Shall I just use MIT, or ? -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA/CoRA Division FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion(a)cora.nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.cora.nwra.com

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Small bitmap Nintendo logo in package
by Miro Hrončok 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Hi, a package on review includes a small (48 bytes) bitmap of the Nintendo logo [0]. The author of the package claims that: > This bitmap must be present in the ROM in order for the console to > boot into the game. It is my understanding the presence of the logo, > when it's required to pass hardware restrictions, is not a trademark > violation, rather, it deemed fair use in the US (see [1]), but IANAL. Is this acceptable in Fedora? Note that the package is not an emulator, but a compiler/linker. Package review at [2]. [0] https://github.com/rednex/rgbds/blob/v0.2.4/src/fix/main.c#L212 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade [2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428974 Thanks, -- Miro Hrončok -- Phone: +420777974800 IRC: mhroncok

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New github TOS
by Stuart Gathman 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Should Fedora Legal issue an opinion on this? This affects a lot of upstream projects used by Fedora. A number of people (not lawyers) have seen the new github Terms of Service as incompatible with GPL, CC-BY and other free/libre licenses - and therefore recommend removing all affected content immediately. Examples: Recommend removing content: https://www.mirbsd.org/permalinks/wlog-10_e20170301-tg.htm#e20170301-tg_wlo… http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/removing_everything_from_github/ New TOS are innocuous: https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2017/03/github-tos-change.html My (IANAL) opinion so far (from #spf(a)irc.perl.org) : (01:48:09 PM) SDGathman: ScottK: My reading of the new TOS is that *IF* you don't bother to include an explicit LICENSE in a repo, it has an implicit BSD license. (01:48:53 PM) SDGathman: Maybe he is worried he might accidentally upload a repo with no LICENSE ? (01:50:57 PM) julian: I doubt that a git hoster's TOS can legally force any license on your code without you explicitly declaring it. (01:51:27 PM) julian: unless they, say, explicitly create a `LICENSE` file for you stating that license. (01:51:35 PM) julian: and you don't remove/replace it. (01:55:01 PM) SDGathman: Mainly, the TOS explicitly says that by uploading, you grant github the right to reproduce your content to provide their service, *and* grant other github users the right to "fork" the content. (01:55:33 PM) SDGathman: There is no implicit license to distribute beyond github. (01:56:11 PM) SDGathman: If you don't want people to fork your repo, maybe it shouldn't be on github? (Or you can buy their private commercial service.) (02:16:32 PM) lennyvaknine: or bitbucket :) (03:03:48 PM) ScottK: One of those posts (or one referenced) says bitbucket is similar. (03:04:25 PM) ScottK: sdgathman: OK. I didn't have a strong opinion, but wanted to make sure you were aware. (03:07:10 PM) SDGathman: The main takeaway is, just like github warns you, make sure your repo has a license before uploading. When you create a new repo on github, they have a menu of standard free/libre licenses to put in your empty project from the getgo. (03:07:52 PM) ScottK: And yet, so many don't have it. (03:09:15 PM) SDGathman: And in that case, the github TOS says it has an implicit BSD like license. (03:10:53 PM) SDGathman: Which isn't so bad - unless you are a commercial company and don't want a competitor grabbing your code just before the commit that added the LICENSE. (03:12:35 PM) SDGathman: I always start with GPL, and add PSF or other looser license later if needed. (03:13:13 PM) SDGathman: It took a while to cultivate that habit...

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