From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 26 03:46:41 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51E781065670 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:46:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sahil@tandon.net) Received: from spartan.hamla.org (spartan.hamla.org [206.251.255.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F5BD8FC12 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:46:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D445917155 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:46:40 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=tandon.net; h= user-agent:in-reply-to:content-disposition:content-type :content-type:mime-version:references:reply-to:message-id :subject:subject:from:from:date:date:received:received; s=aegis; t=1296013600; bh=FRoNf+lpbgLTa6odbzF6unZ8wOXqOsdT7Obmb+sGuPE=; b= NyYeYLMsSDush/WmZzb2JuNPdBewQxgtSQfXeVz9WaKxzuhWSDRvtZH5sK+/52Hd 4Nd93Dk9v4dY/ntEHqpe2CsvqgEyFUj587ppSwjxcyBGGHkYGMHdt/kZWusNyljr kYtajYgkicSXkxopL6LCVTqo8rBxeXKZKOItEOKBCT4= X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV at spartan.hamla.org Received: from spartan.hamla.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (spartan.hamla.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10027) with LMTP id REHwbjdg2aLp for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:46:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from magic.hamla.org (cpe-69-201-179-80.nyc.res.rr.com [69.201.179.80]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 228421713A for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:46:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:46:36 -0500 From: Sahil Tandon To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110126034636.GB19985@magic.hamla.org> References: <20110126001729.GA70944@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110126001729.GA70944@comcast.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: Re: Should I be adding LICENSE info to my ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:46:41 -0000 On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 16:17:29 -0800, Charlie Kester wrote: > Today on FreshPorts I see some bulk commits adding LICENSE info to 40+ > ports. And I've noticed LICENSE being added in many other recent > commits. Right, ehaupt@ updated several of his ports to include LICENSE. > But I still don't see anything in the Porter's Handbook about how > maintainers should use this infrastructure in their ports. I thought > we were waiting on the Handbook, but it seems a lot of people are > proceeding without it. Should I do likewise? It's entirely up to you; no requirement. > (There are now enough examples out there that I *think* I can figure > what to do...) Also be sure to review bsd.licenses.mk. -- Sahil Tandon