Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:28:37 -0400 From: Mason Loring Bliss <mason@blisses.org> To: Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need opinion on license type Message-ID: <YqvKtai6SK/ue7uq@blisses.org> In-Reply-To: <CAFDf7UKwpqG8oYo=R%2BZqJgz6UWHzptH%2BEZWnWWLbSz1Ht60tdQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFDf7UKwpqG8oYo=R%2BZqJgz6UWHzptH%2BEZWnWWLbSz1Ht60tdQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 01:23:09AM +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote:
> Need an opinion on what license type should be choosed for:
> LICENSE
> ---
> Copyright 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 William D. Norcott
> License to freely use and distribute this software is hereby granted
> by the author, subject to the condition that this copyright notice
> remains intact. The author retains the exclusive right to publish
> derivative works based on this work, including, but not limited to,
> revised versions of this work
That is pretty much the definition of "not free" software. I went to look
at graphics/xv to find what it does and found:
License: not specified in port
I'm curious to see how this turns out, and as such would be grateful if
you'd make a noise about it if you hear anything off-list.
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Mason Loring Bliss (( If I have not seen as far as others, it is because
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