Bug 175257 - sys-apps/shadow: incomplete LICENSE?
Bug#: 175257 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: dsd@gentoo.org
Component: Ebuilds
URL: 
Summary: sys-apps/shadow: incomplete LICENSE?
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2007-04-19 19:07 0000
Description:   Opened: 2007-04-19 19:07 0000
The ebuild states BSD licensing, but it includes a GPL licensed file:
src/vipw.c

Also, this 2nd part doesn't matter as it is less restrictive than BSD, but
src/login_nopam.c is licensed as follows:

* Copyright 1995 by Wietse Venema.  All rights reserved. Individual files
* may be covered by other copyrights (as noted in the file itself.)
*
* This material was originally written and compiled by Wietse Venema at
* Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, in 1990, 1991,
* 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
* provided that this entire copyright notice is duplicated in all such
* copies.  
*
* This software is provided "as is" and without any expressed or implied
* warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of
* merchantibility and fitness for any particular purpose.

------- Comment #1 From Daniel Drake 2007-06-23 02:35:47 0000 -------
fixed with permission from Mike

------- Comment #2 From Daniel Drake 2007-06-23 02:36:15 0000 -------
btw, I mailed upstream about this a few weeks ago, no response.