| Message ID | 20240506110846.125652-1-nikhil.r@kpit.com |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Delegated to: | Steve Sakoman |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [kirkstone] xz: Update LICENSE variable for xz packages | expand |
On Mon, 6 May 2024, 13:09 nikhil via lists.openembedded.org, <nikhilar2410= gmail.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote: > Update LICENSE defined for xz packages to match the license > information provided in the xz COPYING file. > > The License information from PACKAGERS file of xz mentions > packages with lzma files are in public domain.They ask to > use GPLv2+, if only it's not possible to mention "PD and GPLv2+". > > Include PD license with GPLv2 to packages with lzma content: > xz-dev package contains lzma header > xz-doc package contains lzma man pages > xz packages contains lzma binaries > > Links: https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.2.6/COPYING > https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.4.1/PACKAGERS > > Signed-off-by: Bhabu Bindu <bindudaniel1996@gmail.com> > --- > meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb | 6 +++--- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb > b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb > index 3482622471..33496748bc 100644 > --- a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb > +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb > @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SECTION = "base" > # libgnu, which appears to be used for DOS builds. So we're left with > # GPL-2.0-or-later and PD. > LICENSE = "GPL-2.0-or-later & GPL-3.0-with-autoconf-exception & > LGPL-2.1-or-later & PD" > -LICENSE:${PN} = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > -LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > +LICENSE:${PN} = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" > +LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" > LICENSE:${PN}-staticdev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > -LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > +LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" > LICENSE:${PN}-dbg = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > LICENSE:${PN}-locale = "GPL-2.0-or-later" > LICENSE:liblzma = "PD" > -- > 2.25.1 > I'm not a copyright lawyer, but from what I understand public domain is not a licence. For a discussion see https://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Decisions/Dealing_with_Public_Domain_within_SPDX_Files The next version of xz will be 0BSD so the statement will change too. Regards, Marta >
PD is not a license for legal compliance purposes, but it's a valid identifier in a recipe's LICENSE field. We have plenty of those already. Also, shouldn't this be addressed in master first? Alex On Mon, 6 May 2024 at 17:33, Marta Rybczynska via lists.openembedded.org <rybczynska=gmail.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 6 May 2024, 13:09 nikhil via lists.openembedded.org, <nikhilar2410=gmail.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote: >> >> Update LICENSE defined for xz packages to match the license >> information provided in the xz COPYING file. >> >> The License information from PACKAGERS file of xz mentions >> packages with lzma files are in public domain.They ask to >> use GPLv2+, if only it's not possible to mention "PD and GPLv2+". >> >> Include PD license with GPLv2 to packages with lzma content: >> xz-dev package contains lzma header >> xz-doc package contains lzma man pages >> xz packages contains lzma binaries >> >> Links: https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.2.6/COPYING >> https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.4.1/PACKAGERS >> >> Signed-off-by: Bhabu Bindu <bindudaniel1996@gmail.com> >> --- >> meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb | 6 +++--- >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> index 3482622471..33496748bc 100644 >> --- a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SECTION = "base" >> # libgnu, which appears to be used for DOS builds. So we're left with >> # GPL-2.0-or-later and PD. >> LICENSE = "GPL-2.0-or-later & GPL-3.0-with-autoconf-exception & LGPL-2.1-or-later & PD" >> -LICENSE:${PN} = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> -LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN} = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-staticdev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> -LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-dbg = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-locale = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:liblzma = "PD" >> -- >> 2.25.1 > > > I'm not a copyright lawyer, but from what I understand public domain is not a licence. For a discussion see https://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Decisions/Dealing_with_Public_Domain_within_SPDX_Files > > The next version of xz will be 0BSD so the statement will change too. > > Regards, > Marta > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > View/Reply Online (#199047): https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/message/199047 > Mute This Topic: https://lists.openembedded.org/mt/105937026/1686489 > Group Owner: openembedded-core+owner@lists.openembedded.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/unsub [alex.kanavin@gmail.com] > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >
On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 8:33 AM Marta Rybczynska via lists.openembedded.org <rybczynska=gmail.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 6 May 2024, 13:09 nikhil via lists.openembedded.org, <nikhilar2410=gmail.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote: >> >> Update LICENSE defined for xz packages to match the license >> information provided in the xz COPYING file. >> >> The License information from PACKAGERS file of xz mentions >> packages with lzma files are in public domain.They ask to >> use GPLv2+, if only it's not possible to mention "PD and GPLv2+". >> >> Include PD license with GPLv2 to packages with lzma content: >> xz-dev package contains lzma header >> xz-doc package contains lzma man pages >> xz packages contains lzma binaries >> >> Links: https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.2.6/COPYING >> https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.4.1/PACKAGERS >> >> Signed-off-by: Bhabu Bindu <bindudaniel1996@gmail.com> >> --- >> meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb | 6 +++--- >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> index 3482622471..33496748bc 100644 >> --- a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb >> @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SECTION = "base" >> # libgnu, which appears to be used for DOS builds. So we're left with >> # GPL-2.0-or-later and PD. >> LICENSE = "GPL-2.0-or-later & GPL-3.0-with-autoconf-exception & LGPL-2.1-or-later & PD" >> -LICENSE:${PN} = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> -LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN} = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-staticdev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> -LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> +LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-dbg = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:${PN}-locale = "GPL-2.0-or-later" >> LICENSE:liblzma = "PD" >> -- >> 2.25.1 > > > I'm not a copyright lawyer, but from what I understand public domain is not a licence. For a discussion see https://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Decisions/Dealing_with_Public_Domain_within_SPDX_Files > rather each PD is a license of its own is what I understand. > The next version of xz will be 0BSD so the statement will change too. > > Regards, > Marta > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > View/Reply Online (#199047): https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/message/199047 > Mute This Topic: https://lists.openembedded.org/mt/105937026/1997914 > Group Owner: openembedded-core+owner@lists.openembedded.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/unsub [raj.khem@gmail.com] > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb index 3482622471..33496748bc 100644 --- a/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SECTION = "base" # libgnu, which appears to be used for DOS builds. So we're left with # GPL-2.0-or-later and PD. LICENSE = "GPL-2.0-or-later & GPL-3.0-with-autoconf-exception & LGPL-2.1-or-later & PD" -LICENSE:${PN} = "GPL-2.0-or-later" -LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" +LICENSE:${PN} = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" +LICENSE:${PN}-dev = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" LICENSE:${PN}-staticdev = "GPL-2.0-or-later" -LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "GPL-2.0-or-later" +LICENSE:${PN}-doc = "PD & GPL-2.0-or-later" LICENSE:${PN}-dbg = "GPL-2.0-or-later" LICENSE:${PN}-locale = "GPL-2.0-or-later" LICENSE:liblzma = "PD"
Update LICENSE defined for xz packages to match the license information provided in the xz COPYING file. The License information from PACKAGERS file of xz mentions packages with lzma files are in public domain.They ask to use GPLv2+, if only it's not possible to mention "PD and GPLv2+". Include PD license with GPLv2 to packages with lzma content: xz-dev package contains lzma header xz-doc package contains lzma man pages xz packages contains lzma binaries Links: https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.2.6/COPYING https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/blob/v5.4.1/PACKAGERS Signed-off-by: Bhabu Bindu <bindudaniel1996@gmail.com> --- meta/recipes-extended/xz/xz_5.2.6.bb | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)