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Bug 212217

Summary: sci-libs/ufconfig incorrect LICENSE
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Daniel Drake (RETIRED) <dsd>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Gentoo Science Related Packages <sci>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: minor    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Description Daniel Drake (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-03-03 19:08:03 UTC
ufconfig license states LGPL-2
However the only one real file installed by the package says:

 * Copyright (c) 2007, University of Florida.  No licensing restrictions
 * apply to this file or to the UFconfig directory.  Author: Timothy A. Davis.
Comment 1 Sébastien Fabbro (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-03-04 10:41:28 UTC
Hi Daniel,

Yes this is a bit strange, the homepage states:

"Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Timothy A. Davis. Distributed under the GNU LGPL license."

which is probably LGPL-2.1 anyway.

Comment 2 Markus Dittrich (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-03-04 10:50:11 UTC
Maybe we should just write to the author and ask
him to clarify. I can do that later in the day.

best,
Markus
Comment 3 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-06-24 14:47:48 UTC
Yes, that's fine.

on 6/23/10 2:02 AM justin wrote:
> Hello Mr. Davis,
>
> we (gentoo linux) have a question regarding the license of ufconfig.
>
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212217
>
> Is LGPL-2.1 the correct choice?
>
> Thanks justin
>
>