This bug report is invalid, because USC already presents licenses that
you need to accept before installation.
It is not necessary to read or accept a redistribution license just to
use software. The GPLv3, for example, is explicit about this in section
9: "You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or
run a copy of the Program." (If this wasn't the case, Juju and other
software that automates software installation would frequently be stuck
waiting for user input.)
You are thinking of end-user license agreements. Software in the
official Ubuntu repositories seldom has an EULA, presumably because this
would conflict with section 7 of the Debian Free Software Guidelines.
Software in MyApps can have an EULA; when it does, this is presented
during the payment process (see bug 781044).
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992872
Title:
Can't read software license before installation, confusing "open
source" vs. "proprietary" mention
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
The current license information presented by USC is incomplete and
confusing.
It lists "open source", "proprietary" and "unknown" and doesn't
present the license itself which can lead to installing and using
software without knowledge of not following the conditions on such
licenses. This confusion is already reported in Bug #435183. This bug
is not about that, but rather a mechanism to view and refuse/accept
such licenses in full - particularly non-free licenses.
In the case of free open source software the specific license should
at least be mentioned ("GPL v3", etc.) but most importantly, linked to
and be available to accept/refuse before installation - perhaps even
having a "accept all GPLv3 licenses for this and future
installations).
Aplogies in advance if I lack the time to document other suggestions,
I've decided to file this bug with the above commentary only so other
can relate to it / augment it accordingly.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 1 17:16:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-06 (56 days ago)
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