Bug 168616 - app-emacs/slime license says GPL but source includes files that are not compatible with GPL
Bug#: 168616 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: All Status: RESOLVED Severity: trivial Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: common-lisp@gentoo.org Reported By: timo.lindfors@iki.fi
Component: Ebuilds
URL: 
Summary: app-emacs/slime license says GPL but source includes files that are not compatible with GPL
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2007-02-27 19:14 0000
Description:   Opened: 2007-02-27 19:14 0000 
1) http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=slime

states that the license of slime is 'GPL-2'.

2) http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/slime-2.0.tgz contains xref.lisp which
states that

;;;        No fees or compensation are charged for use, copies, or              
;;;        access to this software. You may charge a nominal                    
;;;        distribution fee for the physical act of transferring a              
;;;        copy, but you may not charge for the program itself.


Since 2) appears to not be compatible with GPL I suggest you either remove
xref.lisp or change the description of slime's license in 1).

------- Comment #1 From Ulrich Müller 2007-04-28 06:58:22 0000 ------- 
  28 Apr 2007; Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org> slime-2.0.0.20061118.ebuild:
  Added "as-is" to LICENSE wrt file xref.lisp, resolving bug #168616.

Thank you for reporting the issue.

------- Comment #2 From Timo Lindfors 2007-05-12 08:31:16 0000 ------- 
Hmm, http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=slime still says "GPL-2". Does
it take some time for that page to update?

------- Comment #3 From Ulrich Müller 2007-05-12 10:22:52 0000 ------- 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Hmm, http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=slime still says "GPL-2".
> Does it take some time for that page to update?

The page should be updated within a few hours, but possibly a revision bump
(which makes no sense for an LICENSE change) is necessary to trigger it.

You may report a bug for that (should be Product: "Website www.gentoo.org" and
Component: "Packages", I believe). Please add me as CC if you do.

------- Comment #4 From Samuli Suominen 2007-06-17 13:32:15 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=122319) [details]
${PORTDIR}/licenses/as-is

------- Comment #5 From Samuli Suominen 2007-06-17 13:34:12 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=122321) [details]
License in xref.lisp

------- Comment #6 From Samuli Suominen 2007-06-17 13:36:32 0000 ------- 
One prohibits you from selling and as-is itself doesn't, looks odd to me.

------- Comment #7 From Timo Lindfors 2007-06-17 13:40:13 0000 ------- 
Indeed, I'll reopen this since either xref.lisp is not "as-is" or the
definition of "as-is" should clearly mention that "no selling" is an possible
restriction.

------- Comment #8 From Ulrich Müller 2007-06-17 14:26:58 0000 ------- 
OK, I've looked at the headers of all files again. Most are GPL (1 or 2) or
public-domain. Only exceptions:

   swank-openmcl.lisp: LLGPL-2.1
   swank-corman.lisp: BSD
   xref.lisp: see above

The as-is licence says: "You will need to check the license that came with the
software for the exact specifics." which precisely covers the case that we have
here.

What I won't do:
- remove xref.lisp
- LICENSE="GPL-2 GPL-1 public-domain LLGPL-2.1 BSD xref.lisp"

------- Comment #9 From Ulrich Müller 2007-08-29 00:02:22 0000 ------- 
I've added "xref.lisp" to LICENSE of slime-2.0_p20061118 and
slime-2.0_p20070822. (slime-2.0.0.20061118.ebuild will be removed in a few
days.)