Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 02:49:40 -0400 From: Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: GPLv3-licensed ports Message-ID: <20100520064940.GB69842@satcidananda.16x108.merseine.nu> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilRodI-Q6BrnbBktvYb2KP8IfeTy1-wDzOt9s93@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100518224102.GH326@comcast.net> <4BF3D549.90305@dataix.net> <20100519185406.GA67403@comcast.net> <07FC36C8-5B95-4DCA-967A-8FAF4D062D3F@gmail.com> <20100520030249.GB66753@satcidananda.16x108.merseine.nu> <AANLkTilRodI-Q6BrnbBktvYb2KP8IfeTy1-wDzOt9s93@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 08:39:28PM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote:
>
> Looking at pkgsrc, they have a variable per-Makefile, LICENSE.
> Determining what license a port is distributed under would be
> considerably easier. Also, if someone wanted to block all GPLv3 ports,
> they could effectively look for GPLv3 ports like so:
>
> .if defined(LICENSE) && ${LICENSE} == "GPLV3"
> .error "GPLv3 licensed ports blocked due to site policy"
> .endif
>
> in make.conf, etc (or ports.conf like some folks have lightly
> tossed around on #bsdports and elsewhere).
You're right, that's quite a good solution.
--
Indulekha Sharpe
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