Subj : [$] Arch Linux finally starts licensing PKGBUILDs
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From : LWN.net
Date : Tue Nov 26 2024 16:45:05

[$] Arch Linux finally starts licensing PKGBUILDs

Date:
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:40:10 +0000

Description:
Arch Linux is popular as a base
for other Linux distributions ; examples of Arch-derivatives include 
EndeavourOS , Manjaro , Parabola , and SteamOS .
There's one small problem: the control files used to describe how to build
packages for Arch Linux have no stated license. That creates a bit of
uncertainty about the rights and responsibilities for the downstream
derivatives. So far, that doesn't seem to have been a problem, nor has
it stopped other projects from assuming that reuse is
allowed. However, the Arch project is looking to add some clarity by
explicitly assigning a liberal license to its package
sources. Currently the project is in the process of reaching out to
contributors to see if they have any objections.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/998778/


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