Hi,
Inspired by RF patch #11041, I've added a simple patch to allow
license(s) to be specified in the gem spec.
--- specification.orig 2009-01-01 06:36:29.000000000 -0700
+++ specification.rb 2009-01-01 06:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
@homepage,
@has_rdoc,
@new_platform,
+ @licenses,
]
end
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@
spec.instance_variable_set :@has_rdoc, array[15]
spec.instance_variable_set :@new_platform, array[16]
spec.instance_variable_set :@platform,
array[16].to_s
+ spec.instance_variable_set :@license, array[17]
spec.instance_variable_set :@loaded, false
spec
@@ -1066,6 +1068,11 @@
array_attribute :authors
##
+ # The license(s) for the the library
+
+ array_attribute :licenses
+
+ ##
# Files included in this gem
array_attribute :files
@@ -1122,6 +1129,10 @@
attribute_alias_singular :author, :authors
##
+ # Singular accessor for licenses
+ attribute_alias_singular :license, :licenses
+
+ ##
# Singular accessor for require_paths
attribute_alias_singular :require_path, :require_paths
As you can see, it's a straightforward accessor that, like author(s),
can be used in singular or plural form (in case you want to specify more
than one license).
It does _not_ attempt to do any "license enforcement", nor do I even set
a default license.
I know licensing issues are a touchy subject, but this simple accessor
seems like a reasonable minimum to me.
What do you think?
Regards,
Dan
PS - I also added and updated a couple tests, and everything still passes.
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