[Fedora-packaging] Unclear license

Toshio Kuratomi a.badger at gmail.com
Wed Jan 15 06:38:12 UTC 2014


You probably want to ask that question on the fedora legal list or open up
a ticket on the fedora legal trac instance.  I can't see anything wrong
with it but I can't speak with any authority on legal issues.

https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-legal/

-Toshio
On Jan 14, 2014 10:30 PM, "Johan Swensson" <kupo at kupo.se> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 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."
>
> I'm trying to get upstream to clarify but in the meantime I throw out a
> question here as well.
> Is this a proper license we can use in Fedora? If so which license would I
> put in the License: field?
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