Re: LICENSE and implicit LICENSE_FILE

Hi Felix,

This explanation you gave cleared my doubt and I will apply it for now on.

Thanks

Felix Palmen <zirias@freebsd.org> escreveu no dia quinta, 15/09/2022 à(s)
14:28:

> * Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> [20220915 13:34]:
> > I can't find an answer for my doubt about if there is a implicit
> > LICENSE_FILE for LICENSE and this way we could use LICENSE without
> > LICENSE_FILE?
>
> For some known licenses, there is, see Templates/Licenses. For others,
> the framework will just generate a short text telling it's a well-known
> license the user would find on the web.
>
> > Should we use LICENSE_FILE whenever LICENSE file(s) exists on ${WRKSRC}?
>
> IMHO, yes. It makes sure to package a full text. Plus there might be
> additional remarks to a well-known license that are, even if not legally
> relevant, interesting for the user.
>
> Cheers, Felix
>
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