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FS#27853 - [licenses] Please add ISC as a common license

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Friday, 06 January 2012, 19:06 GMT
Last edited by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Tuesday, 01 October 2013, 12:55 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Dan McGee (toofishes)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

The new and trendy python module "clint" [1] uses the ISC license.
While reading about it on Wikipedia [2], I see that it has become the preferred license for OpenBSD from June 2003.

Please add it as a common license.

Thanks.

[1] http://pypi.python.org/pypi/clint/
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISC_license
This task depends upon

Closed by  Dan McGee (toofishes)
Tuesday, 01 October 2013, 12:55 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  Requires inclusion in packages, similar to BSD.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Monday, 15 October 2012, 09:00 GMT
Is there anything common about this license besides 1 (!!!!) package needing it?
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Monday, 15 October 2012, 10:01 GMT
Since it is now the preferred license for OpenBSD, one can only assume that it is gaining traction and that there will be more applications with this license in the future.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Monday, 15 October 2012, 10:14 GMT
Maybe then add this in the future when it has already gained traction? :)
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Sunday, 18 November 2012, 23:02 GMT
One could argue that being chosen as the preferred license for OpenBSD should be enough to qualify it for inclusion.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 30 September 2013, 20:44 GMT
One could argue that, but the rule AFAIK is that more than one package uses it. If that hasn't happened even after being the prefered license of OpenBSD for 10 years, I don't think that argument means much.

It's similar to the BSD license with a copyright that gets modified for each use anyway, so it can't really go in the common licenses.
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Tuesday, 01 October 2013, 12:48 GMT
@Doug Newgard, that is a valid point.

Feel free to close this one (unless the popularity of the ISC license suddenly skyrockets) ;)

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