http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310
--- Comment #24 from Mikhail Kalenkov <mikhail.kalen...@gmail.com> 2009-06-18 09:43:06 --- (In reply to comment #23) SPEC - http://katrine.lpi.ru/kalenkov/fusion/scid.spec SRPM - http://katrine.lpi.ru/kalenkov/fusion/scid-3.7.3-8.fc11.src.rpm > (In reply to comment #22) > > Done. I found that src/tcl/contrib/ezsmtp/* files have a nonGPL license > > (tcl/contrib/ezsmtp/license.txt). I wrote in spec file that they are "freely > > distributable". Is it correct? > > > > No, that is a BSD style license which is *compatible* with GPL [1]. That code > ends up in the final scid executable. GPL is stricter than BSD and the > stricter > license wins [2]. The scid authors decided to link this BSD code to GPL code > and they have the right to do so because of the GPL-compatibility. The > resulting file will be GPL. Well, GPLv2+ in this case. > > > [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#Good_Licenses > [2] > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FAQ#How_should_I_handle_multiple_licensing_situations.3F > Thanks for the clarification. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. You are the assignee for the bug.