Moritz Wilhelmy <ml+pkgsrc%wzff.de@localhost> writes: > Can we add tcl-license to pkgsrc/licenses in the process? > There are several tcl related packages using the same license. > It has a rather peculiar government clause, which is why it's special, > but is otherwise mostly identical to some BSDish license. We could add it, but it wouldn't then be in DEFAULT_ACCEPTABLE. The license terms seem odd to me, and I find them confusing. It is not uncommon for people to not understand how open-source code fits with defense acquisition regulations. The whole notion of Restricted Rights only applies to "non-commercial software" when one delivers software under a government contract and has preexisting copyright not developed at government expense. But if the government uses open-source code, it's "commercial software", and the restricted/government-purpose/unlimited notion does not apply. So I think it's reasonable to leave it marked as 2-clause BSD, since it's clear that anyone (including the US government) can use it under that license. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/227_72.htm
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