[Fedora-packaging] Multiple license scenarios
Hi,
I need some enlightenment about multiple license scenarios of packages.
Until now, I thought packagers should mention all distinct licenses in a
spec files's License field that are part of a tarball. Thus, if some
files are licensed under GPLv2+ and some under BSD, we get "GPLv2+ and
BSD". That's how I read the guidelines (e.g.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/LicensingGuidelines#Multiple_Lic...)
However, during a review
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=594943#c16) it was stated
that sources with compatible licenses like LGPLv2+ and BSD may be merged
to LGPLv2+. I can't believe that, but might of course be wrong since I'm
not a legal expert. Could anybody shed some light on this?
Regards,
Martin