From nobody Fri Jun 17 00:43:00 2022 X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F245858F8F for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:43:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ot1-x32c.google.com (mail-ot1-x32c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::32c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1D4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4LPKzF2vtGz4ZZs; Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:43:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ot1-x32c.google.com with SMTP id h15-20020a9d600f000000b0060c02d737ecso2147617otj.1; Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:43:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=bh6PDm4Rkt9Tw9gi9qvNWvgbJLm9GP6scD7VrFeswrk=; b=mu7nnlpwDZx+xV57nuPYAlqLmKSLFw4d19TumMP2cfDCKHNYUHwRO7QIenQgQ8Inmn TVcW8YO4vqtYacEDFfCjhM2pn4lqa/xaVXYfn+jXR4yUqTJtrGp/NdGuGtj0kkQta1TO rILyhEjQWEeDn+Ebvx5DV/+TDhr1G5Rr+Di25PGm4bCbrL7u2zjHrvX7iKxc2uvtwD2u gjB69vouwuUH4grqRdXNLY7VHlgx4JOpFBorRdg7fA1q4/m7Hdeat04oLHDosz0628iI CqXsqFAl2PcYChapVN0nkwNv0jtqimZ5sncItO1EqQZT1tSoALG3Z5woU6sib40/7H4/ Y9cQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=bh6PDm4Rkt9Tw9gi9qvNWvgbJLm9GP6scD7VrFeswrk=; b=kcyYjW7AoZKfsSQJ0/Or03ozmiXF/jdLCaf94M4e6Z5okCrZL7XfZ78k7BIBZMQ5y3 ZyPJf/jcmy0yHLa3lZQT2SWDdYe33hN7Ko/q83UWzbVXq9w0rC/aroMwCihV1Q0TOxIo 1/S7iWgrHAUKBUy15aMasdnQrMkNg1agSES+oQGfEAqZ3ZGDw80HlbiZYuo0739tk9xE 58pIjk716UZgs7LchwxfPXhp60FCvYIyyP2HmwlX8kyOK0o4PzMTIX7KBxozltLWjwKP 24FZWSRzRAu71SvM/peYdBYUto8qzbA74urCvs+GR+IDizhKZTgLfJxZxgXNQqiMgRuV z59Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AJIora/SEMtAocENXjr1MAWzyUUI4NBCHz+0EJhFOXYgW2ADdugKuDea zU82VOz6KWeVkbBfcnYC8RoXVwU0haWIVpOb6se45WBh X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGRyM1tKr5UboLissXzjpIwS0wIqO2Hxq6QpwK4f8dyIWGk0vYhlIV46oMMyedzXolAUOuAurVbHX1Skj3wrh1eF+Gs= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:2396:b0:60c:dc9:6bad with SMTP id l22-20020a056830239600b0060c0dc96badmr3163709ots.244.1655426616759; Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:43:36 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-ports List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:43:00 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Need opinion on license type To: Mason Loring Bliss Cc: Nuno Teixeira , FreeBSD Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000719bb405e19a0b92" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4LPKzF2vtGz4ZZs X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20210112 header.b=mu7nnlpw; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mesanliturk@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::32c as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mesanliturk@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.77 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.76)[-0.762]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20210112]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(1.00)[0.995]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::32c:from]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-ports]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N --000000000000719bb405e19a0b92 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 3:29 AM Mason Loring Bliss wrote: > 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. > > -- > Mason Loring Bliss (( If I have not seen as far as others, it is because > mason@blisses.org )) giants were standing on my shoulders. - Hal > Abelson > This license is saying that : You can only use and distribute this WITHOUT making any modification into it . Since selling is undefined , you can not sell it . If you sell a software using that part , my opinion is , it should be explicitly excluded from the sold part . ( I am not a lawyer . My view is not a legal advise . ) With my best wishes . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk --000000000000719bb405e19a0b92 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Fri, Jun 17, 2022= at 3:29 AM Mason Loring Bliss <mas= on@blisses.org> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 01:23:09AM +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote= :

>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Need an opinion on what license type should be choosed fo= r:
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 LICENSE
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 ---
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Copyright 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002=C2=A0 =C2=A0= William D. Norcott
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 License to freely use and distribute this software is her= eby granted
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 by the author, subject to the condition that this copyrig= ht notice
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 remains intact.=C2=A0 The author retains the exclusive ri= ght to publish
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 derivative works based on this work, including, but not l= imited to,
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 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:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 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.

--
Mason Loring Bliss=C2=A0 ((=C2=A0 =C2=A0If I have not seen as far as others= , it is because
=C2=A0mason@blisses.= org=C2=A0 =C2=A0))=C2=A0 =C2=A0giants were standing on my shoulders. - = Hal Abelson


= This license is saying that :

You can on= ly use and distribute this=C2=A0 WITHOUT making any modification
=
into it . Since selling is undefined , you can not sell it .
If you sell a software using that part , my opinion is , it shou= ld be
explicitly excluded from the sold part .


( I am not a lawyer . My view is = not a legal advise . )


With my best wishes .


Mehmet Erol Sanliturk





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