Package Licensing - Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) License

[Justin Zobel]

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:
OpenStreetMap® https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright#trademarks is *open
data*, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License
https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ (ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap
Foundation https://osmfoundation.org/ (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.

Regards,

Justin Zobel

[Richard Fontana]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 6:49 PM Justin Zobel  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:
> OpenStreetMap® 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

[Justin Zobel]

Thank you for these insights. Are you able to provide a link to the RHEL
review of ODbL for the Fedora license team to refer to in their review
process?

On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 11:52 AM Richard Fontana 
wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 6:49 PM Justin Zobel 
> 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:
> > OpenStreetMap® 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

[Richard Fontana]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 9:52 PM Justin Zobel  wrote:
> Thank you for these insights. Are you able to provide a link to the RHEL review of ODbL for the Fedora license team to refer to in their review process?

Unfortunately in this case there really isn't anything to link to
apart from a snarky comment by me about how lengthy the license is :-)

Richard
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 11:52 AM Richard Fontana  wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 6:49 PM Justin Zobel  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:
> > > OpenStreetMap® 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