Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/databases/db4

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

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:31:46PM +0100, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:25:33PM +0200, Alistair Crooks wrote:
> > > 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.
> 
> I stand corrected. Sorry for missing that bit. I've reverted my change
> to the package.
> 
>       Thanks a lot for looking into this

Thanks, Matthias.

Best,
Alistair