On Fri, Oct 14, 2011, Edd Barrett wrote: > Hi guys, > > A port I am maintaining uses our file(1) implementation. A debian > dev who was packaging this thinks he has spotted a license bug. > > Said I would forward his mail onto OpenBSD, so here it is. > > Discuss.
What COPYRIGHT file? There's no such file in my src/usr.bin/file. And the *.c files are all 2 clause, not 3. > > ----- Forwarded message from pancake <[email protected]> ----- > > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:19:26 +0200 > From: pancake <[email protected]> > To: Edd Barrett <[email protected]> > Subject: License > X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8C148) > > Debian packager has reported a bug in magic license. > > COPYRIGHT file contains the 4th clause bsd which is gpl incompatible. The > thing is that *.c files include the 3clause bsd license which is ok. > > Can i remove the 4th clause from the copyright file? This should be > reported to openbsd too as long as its inconsistent and can be problematic. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > Best Regards > Edd Barrett > > http://www.theunixzoo.co.uk
