465030 – dev-tcltk/scwoop: wrong use of "as-is" license

Bug 465030 - dev-tcltk/scwoop: wrong use of "as-is" license

Summary: dev-tcltk/scwoop: wrong use of "as-is" license

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	TCL/TK Project

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Blocks:	as-is-license
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Reported:	2013-04-08 05:21 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified:	2013-04-30 16:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

See Also:	464988
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2013-04-08 05:21:52 UTC

COPYRIGHT in the package's tarball says:

   The author hereby grants permission to use this software at no cost.
   This software is provided on an "as is" basis, and the author has no
   obligation to provide support or enhancements. The author is not
   liable to any party for any damage arising out of the use of this
   software.

This neither grants the right to redistribute nor to modify the software, therefore it doesn't qualify as a free software license.

Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2013-04-30 16:24:19 UTC

I've added the above as licenses/jfontain and updated LICENSE in the ebuild.