Subject: Re: binary packages and LICENSE documentation
To: Johnny C. Lam <lamj@stat.cmu.edu>
From: Julian Assange <proff@iq.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 04/02/1999 06:47:13
"Johnny C. Lam" <lamj@stat.cmu.edu> writes:
> When creating pkgsrc Makefile skeletons, should I be including
> whatever COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files I find in pkg/PLIST? They seem
> to be necessary if we make binary packages publicly available on
> ftp.netbsd.org, but are unnecessary if users compile everything from
> source and never use binary packages. Or am I misunderstanding the
> terms of the more common licenses?
>
> My thanks for any clarifications on this matter.
>
> -- Johnny C. Lam <lamj@stat.cmu.edu>
> Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
> http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~lamj/
I'd like to see COPYRIGHT/LICENSE files distributed in pkg, so one can
assess licensing terms before contaminating the installation site with
*any* foreign source.