On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:53 PM Omair Majid <omajid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > Sorry to bother you, but any advice on this? [ . . . ] > > I am trying to package .NET 7 in Fedora: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2142178 > > > > (This is a new package, though it's "just" an updated version of the .NET > > 6 package that we already include in Fedora.) > > > > The reviewer has helped identify that the source code archive includes a > > few files that include notes about Creative Commons. I am looking on > > advice on how to handle it. > > > > I found basically these 7 non-content files that have a pointer to > > creativecommons.org: > > > > https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/tree/main/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Random.Xoshiro128StarStarImpl.cs > > https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/tree/main/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Random.Xoshiro256StarStarImpl.cs > > > > These two files have an MIT license header in addition to the comment > > that the code is based on an algorithm originally licensed under CC0. > > These files are a critical part of .NET that we absolutely need to build > > and include in Fedora. > > > > Can I ignore the comment about CC0 because of the MIT license header in > > the file? Is it safe to treat these files as under MIT only? If not, > > what are my options to handle this piece of code? Wouldn't these be covered by the existing carveout stated here: https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/blob/main/data/CC0-1.0.toml#L11 > > https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/tree/main/tests/benchmarks/CompiledCodeBenchmarks/TaskPerf/TaskPerf/TaskBuilder.fs > > https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/tree/main/tests/FSharp.Core.UnitTests/FSharp.Core/Microsoft.FSharp.Control/Tasks.fs > > https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/tree/main/tests/FSharp.Core.UnitTests/FSharp.Core/Microsoft.FSharp.Control/TasksDynamic.fs > > > > These 3 don't have an MIT or Apache header. Only a Creative Commons > > header. > > > > Given that these files are benchmarks and unit tests that we don't run > > during the build, I suppose I can just delete these files? Do I need to > > delete them from the source archive or can I delete them in %prep? > > Are other/easier options on the table here? Same question about: https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/blob/main/data/CC0-1.0.toml#L11 Richard _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to legal-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
