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Bug 702360 - sci-libs/metis-4.0.3 wrong LICENSE, needs mirror and bindist restriction
Summary: sci-libs/metis-4.0.3 wrong LICENSE, needs mirror and bindist restriction
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Science Related Packages
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Blocks: free-noncomm-license
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Reported: 2019-12-09 15:57 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified: 2020-01-11 16:33 UTC (History)
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2019-12-09 15:57:56 UTC
While versions >=5.0.3 are distributed under Apache-2.0, the LICENSE file in metis-4.0.3 says:

    The METIS package is copyrighted by the Regents of the University of
    Minnesota. It can be freely used for educational and research purposes
    by non-profit institutions and US government agencies only. Other
    organizations are allowed to use METIS only for evaluation purposes,
    and any further uses will require prior approval. The software
    may not be sold or redistributed without prior approval. One may
    make copies of the software for their use provided that the copies,
    are not sold or distributed, are used under the same terms and
    conditions.

In particular, this doesn't grant the right to redistribute the package.

I suggest changing LICENSE to "all-rights-reserved", and adding mirror and bindist restrictions. Alternatively, metis-5.1.0-r3 could be stabilised and the old version dropped.
Comment 1 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2020-01-11 16:33:11 UTC
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=f462e06dbc9901503e5928c7a4e622e3f6b0a554

commit f462e06dbc9901503e5928c7a4e622e3f6b0a554
Author:     Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2020-01-11 16:31:09 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2020-01-11 16:32:59 +0000

    sci-libs/metis: Fix LICENSE, add mirror and bindist restrictions.
    
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/702360
    Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.84, Repoman-2.3.20
    Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>

 sci-libs/metis/{metis-4.0.3.ebuild => metis-4.0.3-r1.ebuild} | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)