Quick Q about the license field in a Fedora-produced RPM:
What does "/" mean in the License field? i.e., does:
GPL/LGPL
mean disjunctive dual-license (i.e., recipient can choose which terms to comply with)? mixed-license (e.g., libraries LGPL, utilities GPL)? Or is there no way to know merely from the License field?
[In the particular example I was looking at, it means the latter, but I guess I'm wondering if that is consistent/reliable or more a fluke.]
Thanks- Luis
"LV" == Luis Villa luis@tieguy.org writes:
LV> Quick Q about the license field in a Fedora-produced RPM: What does LV> "/" mean in the License field?
It has no defined meaning, as such a License: field is not permitted by the packaging guidelines. Those guidelines specify a rather precise format in the case of multiple licenses, and indicate additional requirements for describing what files are under which license.
If you see a package with invalid or incomplete licensing information, please report it.
- J<
Where are the relevant sections of the packaging guidelines? Sorry I can't JFGI but today is sort of a mess. (And as you suspected, I'll have a bug to file shortly.)
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III tibbs@math.uh.edu wrote:
"LV" == Luis Villa luis@tieguy.org writes:
LV> Quick Q about the license field in a Fedora-produced RPM: What does LV> "/" mean in the License field?
It has no defined meaning, as such a License: field is not permitted by the packaging guidelines. Those guidelines specify a rather precise format in the case of multiple licenses, and indicate additional requirements for describing what files are under which license.
If you see a package with invalid or incomplete licensing information, please report it.
- J<
"LV" == Luis Villa luis@tieguy.org writes:
LV> Where are the relevant sections of the packaging guidelines?
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:LicensingGuidelines#License:_field should have all of the details.
- J<
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III tibbs@math.uh.edu wrote:
"LV" == Luis Villa luis@tieguy.org writes:
LV> Where are the relevant sections of the packaging guidelines?
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:LicensingGuidelines#License:_field should have all of the details.
Terrific, thanks.
Luis