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[bug#28973] [PATCH 1/1] gnu: Add strongswan.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#28973] [PATCH 1/1] gnu: Add strongswan. |
Date: |
Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:52:54 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux) |
Hello,
Adam Van Ymeren <address@hidden> skribis:
>> Adam Van Ymeren <address@hidden> skribis:
>>
>>> I'm still not sure we've gotten all the licensing info correct. I
>>> particular if I recall correctly there is some 4 clause BSD code in the
>>> source package that the debian package apparently avoids compiling.
>>>
>>> I've been hoping to make a detailed pass of this package so I can say with
>>> confidence that the code licenses are correct, but I've been short on time.
>>
>> Any update on this?
>
>
> Some progress but not ready yet sorry. Been busy :).
>
> The debian package appears to have an exhaustive list of licensing
> information for all files in this package here[1].
>
> There are a few files under the 4-clause BSD which appear to only be
> related to DES encryption. Debian's solution to this is to just disable
> DES to avoid compiling and including the binaries from those 4-clause
> BSD files.
>
> Would that be an acceptable solution for Guix as well?
I think so.
> I can write a tool to convert the information from debian/copyright
> into a format suitable for the Guix package.
That would be handy, though debian/copyright is much more detailed than
a ‘license’ field (I didn’t know it’s become machine-readable, nice!).
Thanks,
Ludo’.