283862 – /usr/portage/profiles/license_groups doesn't list MIT as gpl-compatible

Bug 283862 - /usr/portage/profiles/license_groups doesn't list MIT as gpl-compatible

Summary: /usr/portage/profiles/license_groups doesn't list MIT as gpl-compatible

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Enhancement/Feature Requests (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

URL:	http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses...
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Keywords:	InVCS

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Blocks:

Reported:	2009-09-06 16:59 UTC by Arne Babenhauserheide
Modified:	2009-09-09 16:01 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Arne Babenhauserheide 2009-09-06 16:59:47 UTC

Hi, 

When doing some license "research" (I wanted to see if all my installed programs were fsf approved) I saw that the MIT license is not listed as gpl-compatible in /usr/portage/profile/license_groups but only as osi-approved. 

The fsf site lists it as gpl-compatible, though, but also states that it should be called X11 license. 

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html

So, either the packages which claim an MIT license should claim "X11" instead, or the MIT license should be put into the GPL-COMPATIBLE line in license_groups. 

(that file is extremely useful, by the way!)

Best wishes, 
Arne

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Peter Alfredsen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-09-09 15:40:10 UTC

Hmmm... Who to assign to... Taking a guess.

Comment 2 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2009-09-09 15:53:10 UTC

Thanks, I've added MIT to the GPL-COMPATIBLE group.

Comment 3 Arne Babenhauserheide 2009-09-09 16:01:23 UTC

Many thanks!