Message ID | 20230306185603.9936-1-antero@mailbox.org |
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State | New |
Headers | show |
Series | [bug#61950] gnu: nettle-2: Add lgpl3+ to licenses. | expand |
On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 06:56:03PM +0000, Antero Mejr wrote: > - (license gpl2+))) > + (license (list lgpl3+ ;dual licensed, see COPYING.LIB/COPYING.LESSERv3 file > + gpl2+)))) ;COPYING, renamed to COPYINGv2 in later versions I don't understand the comment. What is 'COPYING.LIB'? That file doesn't exist in the source code of nettle 3.7.3. Are users free to choose a license? Do they apply to different use cases? Where do the Nettle authors explain the licensing?
diff --git a/gnu/packages/nettle.scm b/gnu/packages/nettle.scm index ea26ba3b2d..131da1f329 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/nettle.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/nettle.scm @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ (define-public nettle-2 fit in easily in almost any context. It can be easily included in cryptographic toolkits for object-oriented languages or in applications themselves.") - (license gpl2+))) + (license (list lgpl3+ ;dual licensed, see COPYING.LIB/COPYING.LESSERv3 file + gpl2+)))) ;COPYING, renamed to COPYINGv2 in later versions (define-public nettle ;; This version is not API-compatible with version 2. In particular, lsh