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Bug 446708 - net-irc/epic4, net-irc/epic5: LICENSE should be "BSD"
Summary: net-irc/epic4, net-irc/epic5: LICENSE should be "BSD"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Packages in net-irc
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Keywords: QAcanfix
Depends on:
Blocks: as-is-license
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Reported: 2012-12-10 11:14 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified: 2012-12-23 20:14 UTC (History)
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2012-12-10 11:14:41 UTC
Both packages include a COPYRIGHT file with the following license:

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
    are met:
    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
       copyright notices, the above paragraph (the one permitting
       redistribution), this list of conditions and the following
       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
       with the distribution.
    3. The names of the author(s) may not be used to endorse or
       promote products derived from this software without specific
       prior written permission.

This is followed by the standard disclaimer of the BSD license. The notable difference to BSD is the additional sentence "the above paragraph (the one permitting redistribution)" in the second clause.

We've discussed this within the licenses team, and we don't see it as a substantial change, but merely as a clarification or a further explanation of the BSD terms.

tl;dr
Please change LICENSE in all epic4 and epic5 ebuilds to "BSD".
Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2012-12-23 20:14:48 UTC
Fixed.