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Bug 447286 - media-libs/libmng: LICENSE should be "libmng"
Summary: media-libs/libmng: LICENSE should be "libmng"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Graphics Project
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Keywords: QAcanfix
Depends on:
Blocks: as-is-license
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Reported: 2012-12-14 21:02 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified: 2012-12-16 16:16 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
licenses/libmng (libmng,2.03 KB, text/plain)
2012-12-14 21:02 UTC, Ulrich Müller
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2012-12-14 21:02:42 UTC
Created attachment 332320 [details]
licenses/libmng

See LICENSE file in tarball. This doesn't match any existing license, therefore I suggest that a new "libmng" license file be created (see attachment).

@Licenses team: This looks like a Free Software license to me.
Comment 1 Hanno Böck gentoo-dev 2012-12-15 00:34:17 UTC
Isn't this identical to libpng license? Just has some paragraphs added that contain only descriptive stuff that should probably not be considered as part of the license. It only tells where the code comes from, what it does and what it needs. That's more or less documentation and not license.
Comment 2 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2012-12-15 00:53:45 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Isn't this identical to libpng license? Just has some paragraphs added that
> contain only descriptive stuff that should probably not be considered as
> part of the license. It only tells where the code comes from, what it does
> and what it needs. That's more or less documentation and not license.

What about the infamous UCITA clause in libpng:

   There is no warranty against interference with your enjoyment of the
   library or against infringement.  There is no warranty that our
   efforts or the library will fulfill any of your particular purposes
   or needs.  This library is provided with all faults, and the entire
   risk of satisfactory quality, performance, accuracy, and effort is with
   the user.

If you absolutely want to avoid a new license for libmng, then I'd say that "ZLIB" would be a closer match than "libpng".
Comment 3 Hanno Böck gentoo-dev 2012-12-15 00:57:03 UTC
No, you're right, didn't see that as it was hidden in-between the (c)-lines. In doubt go ahead with its own license file.
Comment 4 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2012-12-16 16:16:04 UTC
Fixed.