Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 06:52:07 -0700 From: Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com> To: Tatsuki Makino <tatsuki_makino@hotmail.com> Cc: Daniel Engberg <daniel.engberg.lists@pyret.net>, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Maintainer] Help determining proper LICENSE for x11-wm/piewm? Message-ID: <31f1e03a487d7eb51d31708a6e049039@bsdforge.com> In-Reply-To: <SI2PR01MB5036535FAFBBCEE88340EA52FAF02@SI2PR01MB5036.apcprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com> References: <ZlKe9b14G5WqR18g@albert.catwhisker.org> <75509267a0aa1d26562be79e8dcee41f@mail.infomaniak.com> <SI2PR01MB5036535FAFBBCEE88340EA52FAF02@SI2PR01MB5036.apcprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com>
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On 2024-05-26 20:57, Tatsuki Makino wrote: > Hello. > What I say may turn out to be bullshit :) > > In short, it doesn't matter what the license is, it's how it controls > > Can the FreeBSD installer include built packages? > Can packages be included on FreeBSD installer disks sold on the FreeBSD Mall > ( > https://www.freebsdmall.com/ ) ? > When the distfile fails to download, can it be downloaded from > MASTER_SITE_BACKUP? > > If there are no matching licenses, I think we can concoct new licenses and > control them. > I don't know if it's just a good example, but I think > print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2 is applicable to the example where the > license > clause is included in the distribution file, and audio/libamrnb is > applicable to > the example where the license clause is not included in the distribution > file. > > It's a surprisingly difficult part that needs to be done accurately, so if > I'm > saying something wrong, please point it out right away :) > > Regards. I think you site 2 excellent examples. But in the end, isn't the onus upon the creator(s) of the software/source to clearly site TOU -- terms of use? IOW with reasonable diligence, which might be a cursory look through the source, in an effort to find those terms. 1) Should that search return a clear answer; fine, problem solved. 2) Should that search turn up multiple options, with no clear answer/ winner. Choose any, or a text description summarizing the overall (perceived) intent. 3) Should that search return no results. Choose TOU/LICENSE UNKNOWN. Point being; a producer of an app/software should/can not require an end-user/distributor to be well-versed in the prevailing law(s) of their place of citizenship. Nor to be an attorney/barrister, in order to use their software. Unless, of course, it is only intended for such use. So the answer is clearly best/reasonable effort on the individual in possession of said software/source. Best, or Reasonable is in the interpretation of the individual in possession of said software/source. --Chris
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