Bug 426146

Summary:	sys-apps/nca's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) <axs>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Stefan Briesenick (RETIRED) <sbriesen>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	QA
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	425702

Description Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-07-11 17:25:59 UTC

The init script(s) provided in FILESDIR for sys-apps/nca has a license of GPL-2 but GPL-2 isn't within the LICENSE variable of the ebuild(s):

files/ncad.initd has license line:
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
... and is used by the following ebuilds:
nca-0.9.0.ebuild:LICENSE="BSD"

There are two options here -- either LICENSE in the ebuilds should be appended with GPL-2 to cover the init script, or the init script should be relicensed so that it is covered by current LICENSE (this one is probably the preferred resolution).  See also bug 425702 .

Comment 1 Stefan Briesenick (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-08-31 11:37:48 UTC

huh...?

the init-script is part of gentoo and written by me. Header ist standard gentoo.

I had always thought, the LICENSE-stuff is for the software itself (which is BSD). I *never* included the license of the (gentoo) init-scripts! Because then, you have to include "GPL-2" *everywhere*.

ok, I see, there's a bug already...

I will change the license to BSD then.

Comment 2 Stefan Briesenick (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-09 22:22:58 UTC

added GPL-2 to LICENSE