On 12/28/2009 05:53 PM, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
You're wrong there. The kernel does contain additional licenses, and
EXPLICITLY mentions them. Go and read 'firmware/WHENCE'.
The licenses listed therein range from use-permitted only
no-modification, to GPL-compliant and BSD-like.
I stand corrected. Somebody should tell Linus that his readme/copying
is a bit misleading. They really shouldn't bury licenses in subdirectories.
There is no second-guessing. What I am concerned with is that Gentoo's
statement of licensing does not accurately reflect what licenses are on
the package.
Agreed - I think the key is for the package maintainer to ensure the
license is accurate, and if anybody notices a problem just file a bug.
I think the kernel is a bit of an oddball since the sources are so large
- most packages are much smaller and have a single license, and the
maintainer will probably be familiar enough to sort it out.
