LICENSE handling code

[DodGeR]

i certainly would love an 'ACCEPT=all'
i dont give much more then two hoots what a license looks like.
thats just me though, and noone would make it past our johannesburg airport 
anyways to try and come convince me otherwise


DodGeR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Auke Kok" <sofar at foo-projects.org>
To: <lunar at lunar-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:59 PM
Subject: LICENSE handling code


>
> I've just implemented a preliminary tool to handle licenses in theedge.
> It works as follows:
>
> - lin and lget will refuse to download and install modules that do not
> have accepted licenses
>
> This decision is based on a couple of things:
>
> 1. the LICENSE variable from a modules' DETAILS file
>
> this needs to contain the name of the license of that module. If empty,
> something like OSI or GPL should be assumed
>
> 2. the contents of the global ACCEPTED_LICENSES variable
>
> This can be a list of acceptable licenses, example:
>
> lunar set ACCEPTED_LICENSES "gpl gplv2 osi bsd mozilla"
>
> If the LICENSE is not listed in ACCEPTED_LICENSES, it is rejected.
>
> If ACCEPTED_LICENSES is not set (empty), go to 3.
>
> 3. the contents of the global REJECTED_LICENSES variable
>
> This variable may be empty, at which a pre-set default (unimplemented)
> takes course
>
> If set, then the LICENSE is checked and rejected if listed in this 
> variable.
>
>
>
> what's next?
>
> 1. decide on what we will allow as correct LICENSE values, as well as a
> default value (probably best is osi).
>
> 2. decide whether we allow an "osi" alias to match gpl, gplv2 and all
> those names (lots of work but very correct)
>
> 3. decide how we handle the default uninitialized state, specifically,
> how we handle the fact that we want lunar to disallow non-free licenses
> by default. (if REJECTED_LICENSES != "the word none" then reject
> non-free ??? (and perhaps allow ACCEPTED_LICENSES="all" ... whatever))
>
>
> Auke
>
>
>
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