On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:55:03 -0600, Ed Wilts wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 10:34:35AM -0600, Kunkel, Mark wrote:
> > We are creating a application which will run on Linux. The question that we
> > have is,
> > how do we know what licenses we are subject to. In order to determine this,
> > I need to know what license governs the usage of the various libraries. So,
> > if I know what library I am using, how do I determine what license governs
> > its use, and where can I find a copy of the license?
>
> If you know the file name, you can get the package name with:
> $ rpm -qf <filename>
>
> Given the package name, you can get the license type:
> rpm -q --queryformat "%{NAME} %{LICENSE}\n" <package>
Or just: rpm -qi PACKAGENAME | grep Licen
Most [software development] packages should include a copy of the licence
text. Many include it in /usr/share/doc/NAME-*/COPYING or similar files.
Browse the package contents a bit to get familiar with what is included.
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