From nobody Sun May 26 07:14:52 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Vn95X0xyyz5K1B7 for ; Sun, 26 May 2024 07:14:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from daniel.engberg.lists@pyret.net) Received: from smtp-190b.mail.infomaniak.ch (smtp-190b.mail.infomaniak.ch [185.125.25.11]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "relay.mail.infomaniak.ch", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Vn95W1dKzz3xxW for ; Sun, 26 May 2024 07:14:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from daniel.engberg.lists@pyret.net) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from smtp-3-0001.mail.infomaniak.ch (smtp-3-0001.mail.infomaniak.ch [10.4.36.108]) by smtp-4-3000.mail.infomaniak.ch (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Vn95S4HN8z63y; Sun, 26 May 2024 09:14:52 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=pyret.net; s=20231006; t=1716707692; bh=2Tg4EAkfJoGm9csXZgxJMCMutgQpzjI80Hzbcz+8hXY=; h=Date:Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Cc:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=hfjFtcE3b7cnQ/k9G+6Kema5i77HC7xtdXJ2BZChQPhvYCDfs7rQwGJS5DczpaM8t QCYhAOmMIeKiMkLaaU00kBQKYfK//wZVTV1a68Qd4n+5pemwoyWsMbmnFP0TkbkP+5 dljxDQ3OoaefNhcoi/K9yYMShUMAZfRQskvgD98iBywSaMCNISYkYgAmJkc/PBQkGI gn2vyWG0Y/KkySedrOIVuMSUK0CNHnFBxrB7LtedEykgxdQwGj85pkodb0+3gAOlgq jnAoaCDvA3FpikNjaV/wY/8RhrnwWYeCumNgiNb9j427EgoqnwKIvvCLy/FUV4wh9h XuO/xIkqmg56w== Received: from unknown by smtp-3-0001.mail.infomaniak.ch (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 4Vn95S1wtczrLn; Sun, 26 May 2024 09:14:52 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <75509267a0aa1d26562be79e8dcee41f@mail.infomaniak.com> Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 09:14:52 +0200 Subject: Re: [Maintainer] Help determining proper LICENSE for x11-wm/piewm? From: Daniel Engberg Reply-To: Daniel Engberg To: David Wolfskill Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-ports List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-WS-User-Origin: eyJpdiI6IlBSTm5qU2QrWitYMkJsUUFXVHVqR2c9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUXB2KzdQN05oSVducHVWcnVNWHE2QT09IiwibWFjIjoiMDE1MmM3ZDAwZjFiYTBiODMwODA1YTlhNGExZTc2NmFkNDk1ZGI2N2QyZDIwNzVlNWUzMzA4OTVjMGYwYzVhMyIsInRhZyI6IiJ9 X-WS-User-Mbox: eyJpdiI6IkJZWW1zVWNPSFowQk5xcWFGS1BYRWc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoicWxYTHI5cVRndVY5ZCtQUUkwemxZdz09IiwibWFjIjoiMzk4Yzc0NGU2ZThiNTliNTRiMjJmODQ4M2UxYzQwZjFjNDZhYzdkN2NkMTlkNDYwNTE0NzlkNWE0MGY5NDllZCIsInRhZyI6IiJ9 X-WS-Location: eJxzKUpMKykGAAfpAmU- X-Mailer: Infomaniak Workspace (1.3.688) References: In-Reply-To: X-Infomaniak-Routing: alpha X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:29222, ipnet:185.125.24.0/22, country:CH] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Vn95W1dKzz3xxW On 2024-05-26T04:31:17.000+02:00, David Wolfskill wr= ote: > A PR (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D279111) has be= en > opened with the intent to supply a suitable LICENSE for the x11-wm/piewm > port. >=20 > I am the maintainer of the port (out of self-defense, more than anything > else); I am unable to determine what would make sense in this case: >=20 > * The most recent "copyright" notice I find is from 1991 (U. of > Maryland). > * There also exist "copyright" notices from: > * Don Hopkins (1989) > * MIT (1989) > * Solbourne Computer, Inc (1990) > * Evans & Sutherland (1988) > * HP & MIT (1989) > * As best I can determine, there are no explicit "license" statements in > the distribution. >=20 > The creator of the PR suggested "MIT" for the license. While I can't > claim that's wrong, I also can't claim it's right -- and my current > impression is that claiming something that is, in fact, not correct in > such a case is probably rather worse than making no claim at all. >=20 > I am no expert in law (in general) or Intellectual Property law (in > particular). I would like to do "what's right." >=20 > Suggestions or advice? >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > Peace, > david. I would like to do "what's right." >=20 > Suggestions or advice? >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > Peace, > david > --=20 > David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org > I will not be voting for a "unified reich" in the US. >=20 > See https://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key. Here's what OpenBSD defines, not saying it's correct but might help. https://github.com/openbsd/ports/blob/master/x11/piewm/Makefile#L7 Best regards, Daniel