On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 6:49 PM Justin Zobel <justin.zobel(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Team,
I've just begun packaging for Fedora and of course, I happen to choose one with a
license that needs querying.
The Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) is for database usage in the
kpublictransport KDE library. It is used for access to OpenStreetMap via the KTrip
application designed to aid users in navigating via public transport.
From the OpenStreetMap Copyright page on their website:
OpenStreetMapĀ® is open data, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License
(ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF).
Open Database License:
https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/
Open Street Map:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
KDE Source Repository:
https://invent.kde.org/libraries/kpublictransport/
Fedora Source Repository:
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/kpublictransport/
I would like to know if this license is acceptable to Fedora.
This is somewhat interesting as it is the first case I can think of
where a license that Red Hat has specifically reviewed internally for
inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux has at a later time come up for
a decision in Fedora.
We actually approved ODBL for RHEL last year, and I think if we had
our contemplated merging of RHEL license review and Fedora license
review in place, it would just end up on the "good" list, but given
that the new process is not yet established it would probably be a
good idea to do another review now that it has come up for Fedora.
Richard