Anssi Hannula a écrit :
On 20.01.2012 08:07, Juan Luis Baptiste wrote:
Hi,
I have packaged Warsow[1], which it's engine is open source but as
with other games I have packaged, the data files are licensed with a
non-free license called "Warsow Content License" [2], which allows
unmodified distribution of the data files in different formats like
rpm, deb, etc (clause 3). I have imported the warsow and warsow-data
packages to subversion but I haven't pushed them to the BS (to
nonfree/release of course) because the data package will be rejected
because of the license. It's feasible to add this license to rpmlint
checks ? the other solution would be to make the game use
autodownloader for the data files as I did for other games.
Thanks,
[1]http://www.warsow.net/
[2]http://www.calculate-linux.org/packages/licenses/warsow
It is a non-free redistributable license and should thus use the
"Freeware" license tag, see:
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Licensing_policy
Note that the definition given for "Shareware" doesn't seem to include
the usual case where the entire software is distributed for usage for a
limited time. After paying a fee, the user is given a code which
permits longer-term usage, and often activates additional functions.
So I would suggest changing the wording from :
"Shareware refers to software of which only a subsidiary portion can be
redistributed without charge; access to the complete package requires
payment to the copyright holder or another body."
to :
"Shareware refers to software redistibutable without charge, which
requires payment to the copyright holder or another body in order to use
beyond a trial period and/or to obtain additional functionality."
Does that sound ok ?
--
André
