FS#46715 - [licenses] Consider adding the WTFPL

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Earnestly (Earnest) - Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 14:42 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 17 October 2015, 13:48 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
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Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
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Details

Consider adding the WTFPL to the common set of licenses along with ISC, MIT, etc.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Saturday, 17 October 2015, 13:48 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 21:35 GMT
What packages need this?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_packaging_standards#Licenses
Comment by Earnestly (Earnest) - Friday, 16 October 2015, 22:01 GMT
licenses, as the title hopefully indicates. Currently licenses=(custom:WTFPL) is needed to satisfy namcap.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 17 October 2015, 05:31 GMT
You missed the point. The "licenses" package is for common license, defined as those needed for two or more packages in the official repos. See the link I posted.
Comment by Earnestly (Earnest) - Saturday, 17 October 2015, 10:08 GMT
Ah, nevermind actually. I didn't realise WTFPL had attribution like MIT

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