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Bug 426076 - net-misc/ntp's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script
Summary: net-misc/ntp's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal QA
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Blocks: init-script-license
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Reported: 2012-07-11 17:23 UTC by Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED)
Modified: 2015-04-04 07:55 UTC (History)
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Description Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-07-11 17:23:24 UTC
The init script(s) provided in FILESDIR for net-misc/ntp has a license of GPL-2 but GPL-2 isn't within the LICENSE variable of the ebuild(s):

files/ntp-client.rc has license line:
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
... and is used by the following ebuilds:
ntp-4.2.4_p7-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p2-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p3.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p3-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p4.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p5.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p5-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"

files/ntpd.rc has license line:
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
... and is used by the following ebuilds:
ntp-4.2.4_p7-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p2-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p3.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p3-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p4.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p5.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"
ntp-4.2.6_p5-r1.ebuild:LICENSE="as-is"

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 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2015-04-04 07:55:20 UTC
feel free to make any init.d license related change in any base-system ebuild