On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 13:36 -0600, Tom 'spot' Callaway wrote: > Its more of a process of: > > A) Download SRPM > B) rpm -ivh foo.src.rpm > C) rpmbuild -bp path/to/foo.spec > D) Note License in foo.spec > E) Manually look through all source code in BUILD/foo > F) Note actual licensing where it differs from License > G) Ensure that license(s) is/are FSF or OSI approved For all packages that i) Fedora is the upstream[1] and ii) provide content in /usr/share/doc, we need to ensure that: a. The content is licensed under the OPL only, and b. The OPL is used without restrictions I just found a package that is an example of this; it needs to have the restriction clauses on the OPL removed (I'll file the bug.) [1] Example of where Fedora is upstream is system-config-*; what else? Is that an easy thing to figure out? - Karsten > H) If license(s) is/are approved individually, go to H2. Otherwise, go > to I. > H2) If licenses > 1, ensure they're compatible. If not, flag package in > violation. > I) If license(s) is not approved: > I2) Is the license explicitly marked as bad by FSF, if not goto I3. > I3) Ask FSF to review license. > > > Sorry I hit send versus "Save Now". The reason for this is to try and > > make sure you are not the sole blocking point on it in case you get an > > offer to buy Aurora Linux for Googlebucks from you... or the snow in > > Illinois traps you in an iceblock for 10,000 years. > > > > You may still be the person that reviews the finished package > > viewpoints and sends them to legal etc.. but it makes sure that if you > > cash out, the job can be done by someone else. > > In the unlikely future where I cash out on Linux/SPARC, hopefully the > above is a good start. > > ~spot > > > _______________________________________________ > fedora-advisory-board mailing list > fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board -- Karsten Wade, RHCE, 108 Editor ^ Fedora Documentation Project Sr. Developer Relations Mgr. | fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject quaid.108.redhat.com | gpg key: AD0E0C41 ////////////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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