On 02/22/2015 11:26 AM, Tomasz Kontusz wrote:
Talking about laws: are there any guidelines about what software can go into nixpkgs/can be distributed by hydra? I know many distributions try to somehow separate the software illegal in USA (mostly DRM-related/patented stuff).
Basically anything is accepted in nixpkgs, even non-redistributable stuff as you see (why else requireFile). However, only free stuff (OSI/FSF) is built by hydra. When installing, you need to explicitly enable unfree stuff, except perhaps for redistributable firmware.
We *do* have some packages that are attackable from patent point of view, from the top of my head e.g. subpixel rendering in freetype by default (just as many other larger distributions). It's probably because SW patents are a bit annoying to truly avoid and historically most nixpkgs contributors were from EU.
(Side note: stricter licensing rules can be found in GNU-approved guix.) Vladimir
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