Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/databases/db4

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 07:37:10PM +0100, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:59:30PM +0400, Aleksej Saushev wrote:
> > "Matthias Scheler" <tron%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> > 
> > > Module Name:      pkgsrc
> > > Committed By:     tron
> > > Date:             Tue Aug 30 17:35:42 UTC 2011
> > >
> > > Modified Files:
> > >   pkgsrc/databases/db4: Makefile
> > >
> > > Log Message:
> > > Set license to "modified-bsd".
> > 
> > Are you sure?
> 
> Yes, reasonably sure. The included file "LICENSE" contains four
> 3-clause BSD licenses. Please have a look yourself.

The first license in the LICENSE file is the Oracle license, and
includes, as clause 3, a stipulation about the provision of source
code.

 * 3. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on
 *    how to obtain complete source code for the DB software and any  
 *    accompanying software that uses the DB software.  The source code
 *    must either be included in the distribution or be available for no   
 *    more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and must be  
 *    freely redistributable under reasonable conditions.  For an
 *    executable file, complete source code means the source code for all
 *    modules it contains.  It does not include source code for modules or
 *    files that typically accompany the major components of the operating
 *    system on which the executable file runs.

As such, it is more restrictive than the "modified-bsd" license, and
should be marked as such.

Regards,
Alistair