From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 18 14:26:38 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0929F1065687 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:26:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from code@apotheon.net) Received: from oproxy5-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy5.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E1ED8FC1E for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:26:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 24440 invoked by uid 0); 18 Jun 2012 14:26:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by cpoproxy2.bluehost.com with SMTP; 18 Jun 2012 14:26:37 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.net; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=kssvg8T9lItX6nBAShsZ5Fbwmc1oJxYOOfkyU9vswVY=; b=HhpurpVOZ+PV9CDOyt43tf5HwFS+19ZtPGWPzJzq/RY5oRm1vq4O7jtfvIkRZf6T9wGVR5uUFIOK1SbQGoPrHvxPU7zYjC5xL7o7S90p/zlByDHgWYJH6770cXE0PuwH; Received: from [24.8.180.234] (port=60919 helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SgcuW-00015U-OL for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:26:32 -0600 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:26:31 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120618142631.GB17329@hemlock.hydra> References: <4FDF0998.3000005@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4FDF0998.3000005@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with code@apotheon.net} Subject: Re: custom license on new port? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:26:38 -0000 On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 06:57:28AM -0400, Michael Scheidell wrote: > got a new port. submitted by the copyright owner and author. > for reference, pr ports/168832 > > there is no LICENSE= in the Makefile, no LICENSE.txt in the > distribution, but it does have the attached in the main.c file. > > Q: should I ask him to select one of the standard FreeBSD/GPL > licenses (and edit his source )? Why would you try to pressure him into changing the license? As already pointed out, the license used is not a "custom" or "nonstandard" license, but even if it was I do not think the ports system needs to be in the business of deciding that some license that is not already well-represented in the ports system is not "good enough" on the basis of its relative lack of popularity alone. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]