Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 06:19:19AM +0100, John Darrington wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 04:58:07PM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 08:15:04PM +0100, John Darrington wrote: > > * gnu/packages/games.scm (gnushogi, xshogi): New variables. > > > +(define-public xshogi > > [...] > > > +;; Contains a copy of GPLv3 but the licence notices simply > > +;; state "GNU General Public Licence" without specifying a > version. > > +(license license:gpl1+))) > > Section 14 of the GPL says "If the Program does not specify a > version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any > version ever published by the Free Software Foundation." > > You are correct. That is why I put gpl1+ > > Do we want to use version 1 of the GPL? I don't fully understand the > issues with it, but it's an unusual choice. > > I don't have a strong opinion here. But there is a precedent in Guix, that > where upstream permits a package to be distributed under a choice of licences, > we simply present that choice to our users. We don't - at least I haven't > seen > any instances of it - choose a particular one that suits us, unless there is > a > good reason for doing that. Okay, that makes sense to me. Please do as you see fit :) signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 04:58:07PM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote: On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 08:15:04PM +0100, John Darrington wrote: > * gnu/packages/games.scm (gnushogi, xshogi): New variables. > +(define-public xshogi [...] > +;; Contains a copy of GPLv3 but the licence notices simply > +;; state "GNU General Public Licence" without specifying a version. > +(license license:gpl1+))) Section 14 of the GPL says "If the Program does not specify a version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation." You are correct. That is why I put gpl1+ Do we want to use version 1 of the GPL? I don't fully understand the issues with it, but it's an unusual choice. I don't have a strong opinion here. But there is a precedent in Guix, that where upstream permits a package to be distributed under a choice of licences, we simply present that choice to our users. We don't - at least I haven't seen any instances of it - choose a particular one that suits us, unless there is a good reason for doing that. J' -- Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 08:15:04PM +0100, John Darrington wrote: > * gnu/packages/games.scm (gnushogi, xshogi): New variables. > +(define-public xshogi [...] > +;; Contains a copy of GPLv3 but the licence notices simply > +;; state "GNU General Public Licence" without specifying a version. > +(license license:gpl1+))) Section 14 of the GPL says "If the Program does not specify a version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation." https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Do we want to use version 1 of the GPL? I don't fully understand the issues with it, but it's an unusual choice.
[PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi
* gnu/packages/games.scm (gnushogi, xshogi): New variables.
---
gnu/packages/games.scm | 43 +++
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 1d6a12a..50315a6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -175,6 +175,49 @@ You may even apply photos to the faces instead of colors.
The game is
scriptable with Guile.")
(license license:gpl3+)))
+(define-public gnushogi
+ (package
+(name "gnushogi")
+(version "1.4.2")
+(source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gnushogi/gnushogi-"
+ version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+"0a9bsl2nbnb138lq0h14jfc5xvz7hpb2bcsj4mjn6g1hcsl4ik0y"
+(arguments `(#:tests? #f)) ;; No check target.
+(build-system gnu-build-system)
+(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gnushogi/";)
+(synopsis "The game of Shogi (Japanese chess)")
+(description "GNU Shogi is a program that plays the game Shogi (Japanese
+Chess). It is similar to standard chess but this variant is far more
complicated.")
+(license license:gpl3+)))
+
+(define-public xshogi
+ (package
+(name "xshogi")
+(version "1.4.2")
+(source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gnushogi/xshogi-"
+ version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+"1dns0nhymak44by18sv48m4xb2skiwbi2i3nb9hl6w9iwd2i2brf"
+(build-system gnu-build-system)
+(inputs
+ `(("libxaw" ,libxaw)
+ ("libxt" ,libxt)))
+(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gnushogi/";)
+(synopsis "User interface for @code{gnushogi}")
+(description "A graphical user interface for the package
@code{gnushogi}.")
+;; Contains a copy of GPLv3 but the licence notices simply
+;; state "GNU General Public Licence" without specifying a version.
+(license license:gpl1+)))
+
(define-public abbaye
(package
(name "abbaye")
--
2.1.4
