Re: Multiple license scenarios

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2010/5/25 Martin Gieseking <martin.gieseking@xxxxxx>
Hi,

I need some enlightenment about multiple license scenarios of packages.
Until now, I thought packagers should mention all distinct licenses in a
spec files's License field that are part of a tarball. Thus, if some
files are licensed under GPLv2+ and some under BSD, we get "GPLv2+ and
BSD". That's how I read the guidelines (e.g.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/LicensingGuidelines#Multiple_Licensing_Scenarios)

However, during a review
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=594943#c16) it was stated
that sources with compatible licenses like LGPLv2+ and BSD may be merged
to LGPLv2+. I can't believe that, but might of course be wrong since I'm
not a legal expert. Could anybody shed some light on this?

Regards,
Martin
--
The package under reivew is actually Mixed Source Licensing Scenario rather than Multiple license scenarios.
 
Chen Lei

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