* quil...@riseup.net <quil...@riseup.net> [2021-04-29 20:47]: > This makes me doubt if Guix really respects FSF FSDG. If they cannot > respect free software licenses, maybe they include non-free > software.
I am sure that Guix would remove non-free software from system when such is discovered. Guix will become major system to bootstrap other distributions. There are many good points. But licensing issues for software packages are not solved IMHO. I think nobody reads those licenses. Example is easy: $ guix install hello in /gnu/store the license is there "COPYING" and is fine. "If the place to copy the object code is a network server, the Corresponding Source may be on a different server (operated by you or a third party) that supports equivalent copying facilities, provided you maintain clear directions next to the object code saying where to find the Corresponding Source. Regardless of what server hosts the Corresponding Source, you remain obligated to ensure that it is available for as long as needed to satisfy these requirements." In this example, when I get hello package there is no clear direction next to the object code saying where and how to find corresponding source. On the Guix manual, I cannot find a reference: https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Concept-Index.html There are 2 mentions of "source" but do not help in getting the source code for particular package. I know that sources' locations are embedded in package description, but that cannot be said to be "clear direction" next to object code. Package description is source code definitely not readable by everyone. There is URL like mirror:// and there is scheme which one need to understand to find the URL to the source. In general, I don't find it easy to find source code for package "hello". There may be a way, but it is not aligned with the license. License is violated how I see it. -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns Sign an open letter in support of Richard M. Stallman https://stallmansupport.org/ https://rms-support-letter.github.io/