Re: [directory-discuss] Are license notices mandatory?

[Richard Stallman]

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  > >> I think it should be ok to put in the fsd without a copy of the license
  > >> if there is a clear statement of the intended license. But I would like
  > >> to hear John's opinion.
  > > I'd like to hear Donald's and Stallman's opinions first and foremost:
  > > * Can Directory entries be approved if the non-trivial source code files
  > > lack license notices.

Yes, if that is the ONLY problem, the package can be listed.

  > > * Can Directory entries be approved if source code lacks a license file
  > > in the root directory?

My first inclination is to say no to them, but if that would mean rejecting
some important package that we really want to list, then we should think about
it further.

Maybe it is easy to get that problem fixed, since fixing it is not much work.
If so, we should first try to get them fixed.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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