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diff --git a/mk/license.mk b/mk/license.mk index 427a31d5eae..dea806601ba 100644 --- a/mk/license.mk +++ b/mk/license.mk @@ -1,17 +1,27 @@ -# $NetBSD: license.mk,v 1.1 2007/07/03 05:08:12 rillig Exp $ +# $NetBSD: license.mk,v 1.2 2007/07/05 18:16:47 gdt Exp $ # # Note: This file is in draft state and not yet actively used. # # This file handles everything about the LICENSE variable. It is # included automatically by bsd.pkg.mk. # +# XXX: Some of this content arguably belongs in the pkgsrc guide +# instead. +# # === User-settable variables === # # ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES -# The list of licenses that the package builder is willing to -# accept. +# If a package declares a license and that license is not a +# member of the list defined by this variable, pkgsrc will +# refuse to build the package. +# +# XXX: pkg_install should also check LICENSE and decline to +# install if it is not in ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES. # -# XXX: We need a similar feature for the _user_ of the packages. +# XXX: Perhaps there should be some mechanism to prevent running +# programs that are part of packages that declare LICENSEs that +# are not in ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES or some per-user variable. +# This is surely controversial and requires discussion. # # === Package-settable variables === # @@ -22,9 +32,12 @@ # cases. Some packages use an OR-combination, while others use an # AND-combination. Currently, pkgsrc can only handle a single # license per package. For now, add a description of the licensing -# to ../doc/TODO, section "Licenses of packages". +# to ../doc/TODO, section "Licenses of packages". Note that in +# such casesone can place the text of both licenses in +# licenses/foo-license and reference it. # -# Every package needs to specify its license, even if it is open +# Every package should specify its license. (Prior to July 2007, +# Open Source and Free software did not have license tags.) # source or free software. # # The common licenses are collected in the licenses/ subdirectory @@ -43,8 +56,16 @@ # === Predefined variables === # # DEFAULT_ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES -# The list of all licenses that did not require explicit tagging in -# pkgsrc packages before 2007Q3. +# This variable contains a list of licenses that before July, +# 2007 did not require tagging because they were Open Source or +# Free. The intent is to make it contain licenses that are Open +# Source or Free and not controversial, so as to provide a +# default that is pleasing to a large number of people. +# +# XXX: Explain whether ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES takes on +# DEFAULT_ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES at the start of /etc/mk.conf. +# Arguably the new tagging rules should not result in a behavior +# change. # # === See also === # |