Bug 425700

Summary:	net-misc/openssh's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Richard Yao (RETIRED) <ryao>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	QA	CC:	pinkbyte
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	425702

Description Richard Yao (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-07-10 16:14:55 UTC

net-misc/openssh uses LICENSE="as-is", but /etc/init.d/sshd is GPLv2 licensed. Either OpenSSH's LICENSE needs to change or the init script must be relicensed.

ulm confirmed in #gentoo-dev on freenode that LICENSE must accurately reflect all installed files, including init scripts:

12:00 <@ryao> ulm: Does installing a GPLv2 licensed init script require that LICENSE contain GPL-2?
12:00 <@ulm> LICENSE should cover all installed files, so yes

My preference is to relicense the init script as-is. However, either solution is acceptable.

Comment 1 Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-12-06 12:29:37 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426084 ***