Anton Shestakov wrote:
Hey there.
I want to submit sdlmame-cheats package to AUR. Basically, this package would
provide a single file; archived collection of user-provided xml files for using
in sdlmame. But I have some difficulties with it's license. I couldn't find it
nor on the official site, nor in the archive.
Actually, I've asked on local forum what license they are providing their work under [1]. The reply
was, I quote, "Any individual cheats in this forum/submitted can be taken as Public Domain. I
don't know if the collection needs a license or what type of license to put on the full
collection". So what do you think, can I put a "license=('PD')" in PKGBUILD? Or even
no license at all?
[1] http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3450&start=0
Public Domain has no consistent definition across coutries so is not
good for an unwritten licence. I'd use license=('unknown').
Allan
