Bone Baboon writes: > cowsay has many questionable files that could attract copyright and > trademark enforcement action. For further details see the pull > requested linked below. > > Guix packages cowsay. /gnu/packages/games.scm says that the source code > repository used is <https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay>. > In that repository's CONTRIBUTING.md it says "Issues and pull requests > on that repository will be ignored.". I submitted a pull request > <https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay/pull/4>. I expect that > it will be ignored. > > I have also found a fork of cowsay > <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay> that claims to be maintained. > I have submitted a pull request to it as well. > <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay/pull/16> > > It would be good to have this issue addressed upstream. I have just > submitted these pull requests. I will provide an update if either pull > request is merged (modified or unmodified). If neither repository makes > any changes to address these questionable files then it may make sense > for Guix to patch the cowsay package.
The pull request I opened that removed the questionable files on the cowsay repository Guix uses was closed without being merged. <https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay/pull/4> This pull request on a cowsay fork is still open. <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay/pull/16>
