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Bug 718936 - dev-perl/Ace incorrect and potentially questionable licensing.
Summary: dev-perl/Ace incorrect and potentially questionable licensing.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Perl team
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Blocks: perl-license
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Reported: 2020-04-22 22:40 UTC by Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) (RETIRED)
Modified: 2021-05-25 19:07 UTC (History)
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Description Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2020-04-22 22:40:32 UTC
Just stashing this here so I don't forget it.

Currently has the default license, "perl", but https://metacpan.org/source/LDS/AcePerl-1.92/DISCLAIMER.txt says its a bit more than that.

Thrown a mailinglist item for feedback and will re-visit it later.

https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/03483e3a3019768272299ef7e9773c1b
Comment 1 Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2020-04-23 00:43:58 UTC
<ryao> blueness_: If you have a chance, would you tell us what you think of the acknowledgement clause in this license: https://metacpan.org/source/LDS/AcePerl-1.92/DISCLAIMER.txt
<ryao> "If publications result from research using this SOFTWARE, we ask that CSHL be acknowledged and/or credit be given to CSHL scientists, as scientifically appropriate."
<blueness_> @ryao, make sure the disclaimer is packaged on the system and maybe even draw the users attention to it with an ewarn
Comment 2 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2020-04-23 02:49:35 UTC
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=90ccff12204e3fb613c75a85a7a2fc832f36b544

commit 90ccff12204e3fb613c75a85a7a2fc832f36b544
Author:     Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2020-04-23 02:34:11 +0000
Commit:     Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2020-04-23 02:47:04 +0000

    dev-perl/Ace: -r1 bump: Employ patches for rpc.h on musl and uclibc
    
    Also:
    - Moved to EAPI7
    - And note about licensing situation
    - Restrict mirroring due to license situation
    - Add warning for consumers to make them know about the issues
      at least as an intermediary solution.
    - Now installs DISCLAIMER.txt in doc/
    
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/716266
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/718936
    Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.97, Repoman-2.3.22
    Signed-off-by: Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>

 dev-perl/Ace/Ace-1.920.0-r4.ebuild | 137 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 137 insertions(+)
Comment 3 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester gentoo-dev 2021-05-25 19:07:30 UTC
(In reply to Larry the Git Cow from comment #2)
> The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):
> 
> https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/
> ?id=90ccff12204e3fb613c75a85a7a2fc832f36b544
> 
> commit 90ccff12204e3fb613c75a85a7a2fc832f36b544
> Author:     Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
> AuthorDate: 2020-04-23 02:34:11 +0000
> Commit:     Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
> CommitDate: 2020-04-23 02:47:04 +0000
> 
>     dev-perl/Ace: -r1 bump: Employ patches for rpc.h on musl and uclibc
>     
>     Also:
>     - Moved to EAPI7
>     - And note about licensing situation
>     - Restrict mirroring due to license situation
>     - Add warning for consumers to make them know about the issues
>       at least as an intermediary solution.
>     - Now installs DISCLAIMER.txt in doc/
>     
>     Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/716266
>     Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/718936
>     Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.97, Repoman-2.3.22
>     Signed-off-by: Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
> 
>  dev-perl/Ace/Ace-1.920.0-r4.ebuild | 137
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 137 insertions(+)

Well that should be enough.