X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:41:45 +0200 From: David Sastre To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Contributing license information? Message-ID: <20111021164145.GA7027@jethro.local.lan> References: <4E4DB7AC.7070702@cisra.canon.com.au> <20110819120318.GB2506@calimero.vinschen.de> <4E9F9A2A.2060806@cisra.canon.com.au> <20111020073807.GC23092@calimero.vinschen.de> <4EA0D2AB.30402@cisra.canon.com.au> <20111021085901.GG13505@calimero.vinschen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20111021085901.GG13505@calimero.vinschen.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:59:01AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Oct 21 13:02, Luke Kendall wrote: > > Can I ask a related question: for the few shell scripts and /etc > > files provided in base-files: what license are they under? The > > package contains lots of licenses, as we've been discussing, but I > > couldn't find any indication of which license applies to the actual > > non-license files in base-files itself! >=20 > Isn't that hard on the verge of nit-picking? These are simple scripts. > Their Linux brothers and sisters are under PD so I think it makes much > sense to define the Cygwin files as PD, too. >=20 > David, that's ok with you? Yes, it's ok for me :) Also, it's possible to specifically mention it in the header of every shellscript in base-files, maybe using CC0[1][2]? CC0 would then be included under /usr/share/doc/common-licenses. Please note IANAL, i.e., I'm not aware of possible uncompatibilities of CC0 with the rest of the project's licensing. (Generally speaking, it's an interesting topic, BTW.[3]) [1]https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#CC0 [2]https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode [3]https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Public_domain --=20 Huella de clave primaria: AD8F BDC0 5A2C FD5F A179 60E7 F79B AB04 5299 EC56 --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAk6hoMkACgkQ95urBFKZ7FZ2MQD+OKlqDvZQ0U+5TxTXF6Mdw8Ig Wq1i3bR3Yz+JI7GLzwoA/iIBn5WukO4NSoECxViJcucVRLH+HkrpqOc/Z3u4IjjQ =Irho -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH--