On Fri, Jun 08, 2018 at 11:42:14AM -0400, Laine Stump wrote: > On 06/08/2018 10:55 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > > The source file headers all say GPL and do not mention the Artistic > > license, likewise the Build.PL file and RPM Spec. Remove bogus > > references to the Artistic license from the LICENSE file. > > > > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx> > > So what's the deal with this vs. Patch 2 in v1? Were you originally > thinking that you would just make this license like other perl stuff by > adding the option of the Artistic License, but then realized you > couldn't change the license after the fact or something? Originally I blindly copied the RPM spec change from Fedora, but then I actually went to looked at the code headers and saw the change made in Fedora was in fact wrong. > > At any rate, you know much more about licensing than I do, so I'm sure > this is correct :-) > > Reviewed-by: Laine Stump <laine@xxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > LICENSE | 159 -------------------------------------------------------- > > 1 file changed, 159 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE > > index 2fce945..f8bb166 100644 > > --- a/LICENSE > > +++ b/LICENSE > > @@ -1,18 +1,3 @@ > > -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify > > -it under the terms of either: > > - > > -a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free > > - Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any > > - later version > > - > > -or > > - > > -b) the "Artistic License" > > - > > -The text of both licenses follows below... > > - > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE > > Version 2, June 1991 > > > > @@ -295,147 +280,3 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. > > > > END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > -The "Artistic License" > > - > > - Preamble > > - > > - The intent of this document is to state the conditions under which a > > - Package may be copied, such that the Copyright Holder maintains some > > - semblance of artistic control over the development of the package, > > - while giving the users of the package the right to use and distribute > > - the Package in a more-or-less customary fashion, plus the right to make > > - reasonable modifications. > > - > > - Definitions > > - > > - "Package" > > - refers to the collection of files distributed by the Copyright > > - Holder, and derivatives of that collection of files created through > > - textual modification. > > - > > - "Standard Version" > > - refers to such a Package if it has not been modified, or has been > > - modified in accordance with the wishes of the Copyright Holder as > > - specified below. > > - > > - "Copyright Holder" > > - is whoever is named in the copyright or copyrights for the package. > > - > > - "You" > > - is you, if you're thinking about copying or distributing this Pack- > > - age. > > - > > - "Reasonable copying fee" > > - is whatever you can justify on the basis of media cost, duplication > > - charges, time of people involved, and so on. 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