425908 – app-misc/beanstalkd's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Bug 425908 - app-misc/beanstalkd's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Summary: app-misc/beanstalkd's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal QA (vote)
Assignee:	Patrick Lauer

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Blocks:	init-script-license
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Reported:	2012-07-11 17:16 UTC by Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED)
Modified:	2012-10-01 04:55 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-07-11 17:16:52 UTC

The init script(s) provided in FILESDIR for app-misc/beanstalkd has a license of GPL-2 but GPL-2 isn't within the LICENSE variable of the ebuild(s):

files/init has license line:
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
... and is used by the following ebuilds:
beanstalkd-1.5.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"
beanstalkd-1.6.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"
beanstalkd-1.5.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"
beanstalkd-1.6.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"

files/init-1.4.6 has license line:
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
... and is used by the following ebuilds:
beanstalkd-1.5.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"
beanstalkd-1.6.ebuild:LICENSE="MIT"

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 Johan Bergström 2012-07-12 00:31:51 UTC

I don't have a problem with changing the init script license (most of the stuff was written my me if I recall correctly). Patrick?

Comment 2 Johan Bergström 2012-09-12 22:43:51 UTC

Ping :-)

Comment 3 Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-13 20:03:55 UTC

is this still waiting on Patrick?

Comment 4 Johan Bergström 2012-09-14 05:19:05 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> is this still waiting on Patrick?

Yeah, until now:
(#gentoo-python)
[ 7:15am] : jbergstroem: bonsaikitten: ok with changing license on beanstalk init scripts?
[ 3:10pm] :@bonsaikitten: jbergstroem: I don't care much
[ 3:17pm] : jbergstroem: bonsaikitten: goody :)

So, whoever wants to change the license of init/conf scripts to MIT, feel free.

Comment 5 Johan Bergström 2012-10-01 04:55:53 UTC

Fixed in bug 436250.