Re: Why there is no OSS and non-OSS notice in pkgsrc packages?

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Cem Kayali wrote:

> " I'm sorry ", if this is not appropriate request but...
> 
> I do wonder why there is no variable (ie; ACCAPTABLE_SOURCE=non-OSS) or a
> subcategory, a notice stating that a pkgrsc software is OSS (Open Source
> Software) or non-OSS. Is this something not-compatible with NetBSD look?
> 
> I see similar categorization exists in some of linux distros too, ie;
> open-suse yast and ubuntu apt-get. I do love to use NetBSD but every time i
> want to adda new software, i need to check package format and its contents
> (o am i missing something?).


Please give us an example with pkgsrc?


For example on one of my systems:

$ pkg_info -a -X | egrep 'PKGNAME|LICENSE=.' | grep -B1 LICENSE
PKGNAME=pico-4.10nb1
LICENSE=pine-license
PKGNAME=pine-4.64nb3
LICENSE=pine-license

And another system:

$ pkg_info -a -X | egrep 'PKGNAME|LICENSE=.' | grep -B1 LICENSE
PKGNAME=rsaref-2.0p3
LICENSE=no-commercial-use
--
PKGNAME=lame-3.96.1nb1
LICENSE=fee-based-commercial-use


  Jeremy C. Reed