Re: [Fedora-packaging] Unclear license
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 21:07:53 +0100
Lars Seipel <lars.seipel(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 07:30:34AM +0100, Johan Swensson wrote:
> I'm looking into packaging a software that provides a LICENSE file
> which only contains this:
>
> "Everyone is permitted to do anything on this program including
> copying, modifying, and improving, unless you try to pretend that
> you wrote it. i.e., the above copyright notice has to appear in all
> copies. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH REGARD TO THIS
> SOFTWARE."
Is this question about sl, the steam locomotive? At least the license
text is identical.
The package seems to be in Fedora (as 'sl') with a license tag of
"Copyright only". It is accompanied by some email from the upstream
author and a pointer to Debian's copyright file. In the package
review[1] it is stated that the licensing issues were resolved.
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466997
Yes it is sl, didn't find it in pkgdb at first but now I see it's
already packaged. Nevermind then. :)