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Bug 115536 - dev-lang/snobol is not public domain
Summary: dev-lang/snobol is not public domain
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High trivial
Assignee: Robin Johnson
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-12-14 07:51 UTC by Thomas Cort (RETIRED)
Modified: 2006-02-14 23:00 UTC (History)
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Description Thomas Cort (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-12-14 07:51:59 UTC
The ebuild has LICENSE="public-domain" and yet there is a license in the README
file http://www.snobol4.org/csnobol4/README

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to http://www.snobol4.org/csnobol4/
2. Click README ( http://www.snobol4.org/csnobol4/README )
3. Read the text that has ******** above and below it

Actual Results:  
Copyright (c) 1993-2005, Philip L. Budne
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2006-02-14 23:00:12 UTC
changed in CVS.
Using 'as-is' instead - as that's the intent of Philip's license.