FS#70906 - [mesa] Update license file

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Emil (xexaxo) - Sunday, 16 May 2021, 14:27 GMT
Last edited by Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro) - Wednesday, 09 March 2022, 02:08 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The package lists "custom" license, which seems off. In reality - it seems like many X-related packages use "custom", while they should be MIT. Admittedly I didn't check them all.


For Mesa here is an updated list:

GLX client code src/glx/ SGI Free Software License B
C11 thread include/c11/threads*.h Boost (permissive) emulation
Everything else * MIT

Bear in mind, I'm not a lawyer :-)
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Closed by  Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro)
Wednesday, 09 March 2022, 02:08 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  2022-03-03: A task closure has been requested. Reason for request: Suggest closure as Mesa license is carried verbatim from upstream and that license is "MIT with notices/exceptions" (some subcomponents under other licenses) so "custom" license type is appropriate as is.
Comment by Marcell Meszaros (MarsSeed) - Thursday, 24 February 2022, 18:24 GMT
As you correctly point out, the main Mesa distribution might come under MIT license,
but it's impossible to decouple from all subcomponents, some of them are under different licenses.

Therefore I'd say the current license that applies is a composite license, referred to in Arch as "custom".

I think no change is actually needed as Arch packages the Mesa distribution license taken verbatim from source.

Just my 2c. :)

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