Re: [Fedora-legal-list] Re: Important changes to software license information in Fedora packages (SPDX and more!)

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* Neal Gompa:

> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 7:23 AM Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * Fabio Valentini:
>>
>> > I think the problem here is not that GPLcompatibility of *new*
>> > licenses may need to be determined,
>>
>> I don't understand why this is necessary.  What would we do with this
>> information?  Would it impact what can become part of Fedora in any way?
>>
>
> It helps packagers figure out whether something can be brought into
> Fedora, it helps upstream developers figure out what they can work
> with, and so on. Fedora is considered the practical authority on FOSS
> licensing alongside Debian, and that's because Tom did a great job
> with legal outreach on behalf of Fedora. People use Fedora guidance to
> make decisions. Removing that information is an abdication of that
> responsibility and the leadership Fedora has held for decades.

I don't understand.  Has lack of GPL compatibility of a license ever
blocked acceptance of software into Fedora, except in one or two cases
where an upstream tried to relicense GPL code under a different license?

Thanks,
Florian
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