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Date:      Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:19:10 +0100
From:      Alex Dupre <ale@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Jan Beich <jbeich@tormail.net>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>, Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/net-p2p/amule Makefile ports/net-p2p/amule/files patch-configure
Message-ID:  <4EF98D8E.5040307@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20111227090920.GA66519@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201112251903.pBPJ39SJ037714@repoman.freebsd.org> <1Reu5F-000KFr-GV@internal.tormail.net> <CADLo838hfAz-bwhxvNLbN4yDRhMXwEHdAzSjBMjUx0GczSmDrA@mail.gmail.com> <20111226060601.GA68567@FreeBSD.org> <4EF9858D.9000607@FreeBSD.org> <CADLo83_A3Vr8i3xit1_6g-dyTNrkbJWGibC3Z4_qLLYdJPtw6Q@mail.gmail.com> <20111227090920.GA66519@FreeBSD.org>

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Alexey Dokuchaev ha scritto:
> Which is very stupid.  One of the reasons to use license framework is to
> avoid spamming the filesystem with umpteen identical copies of GPL et al.
> Unless the port installs some proprietary license file, setting LICENSE_FILE
> should not use needed or used.

I may agree with you, but not the doc. It should be explained clearer in 
the doc when it should be set or not.

> Yes, ideally, we have to store all common licenses texts in out place, and
> create symlinks over there for each individual port (i.e. under
> $localbase/share/licenses/<portname>).

Ideally? Is this "one of the reasons to use license framework" or not? 
If so, it should do it, otherwise we have a lame framework and are 
forced to add LICENSE_FILE to ports with standard licenses.

-- 
Alex Dupre



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