[Buildroot] [PATCH] xlib_libXv: correct license type

Peter Korsgaard peter at korsgaard.com
Thu Mar 16 21:09:26 UTC 2017


>>>>> "Rahul" == Rahul Bedarkar <Rahul.Bedarkar at imgtec.com> writes:

 > Hello Peter,
 >> The license is actually closer to ICS than MIT, E.G.:
 >> 
 >> https://opensource.org/licenses/ISC
 >> vs
 >> https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 >> 
 >> From COPYING:
 >> Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 >> documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
 >> provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
 >> both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
 >> supporting documentation, and that the names of Digital or MIT not be
 >> used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
 >> software without specific, written prior permission.
 >> 
 >> E.G.  this is the normal ICS text which has been extended with a BSD-3c
 >> style advertisinc clause.  Both are permissive licenses, but it is more
 >> correct to call it ICS-like.
 >> 
 >> Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter at korsgaard.com>
 >> ---
 >> package/x11r7/xlib_libXv/xlib_libXv.mk | 2 +-
 >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 >> 
 >> diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXv/xlib_libXv.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXv/xlib_libXv.mk
 >> index 26f8badc5..d113741e0 100644
 >> --- a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXv/xlib_libXv.mk
 >> +++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXv/xlib_libXv.mk
 >> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 >> XLIB_LIBXV_VERSION = 1.0.11
 >> XLIB_LIBXV_SOURCE = libXv-$(XLIB_LIBXV_VERSION).tar.bz2
 >> XLIB_LIBXV_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib
 >> -XLIB_LIBXV_LICENSE = MIT
 >> +XLIB_LIBXV_LICENSE = ICS-like

 > I believe you mean ISC instead of ICS.

Argh, indeed!

 > But to me, license for this package looks closer to OpenBSD template [1]
 > because of "and distribute" wording in license text. In ISC license, it's
 > "and/or distribute" [2]. This is just my view. May be it is better to check
 > with upstream what license is it?

Maybe. The two licenses are clearly closely related. The OpenBSD
template also mentions that it is "modeled after the ISC license", so
calling it ISC-like is imho still correct.

Thanks for the feedback!

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard



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