[bug#28973] [PATCH 1/1] gnu: Add strongswan.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello,

Adam Van Ymeren <address@hidden> skribis:

>> Adam Van Ymeren <address@hidden> skribis:
>>
>>> I'm still not sure we've gotten all the licensing info correct.  I 
>>> particular if I recall correctly there is some 4 clause BSD code in the 
>>> source package that the debian package apparently avoids compiling.
>>>
>>> I've been hoping to make a detailed pass of this package so I can say with 
>>> confidence that the code licenses are correct, but I've been short on time.
>>
>> Any update on this?
>
>
> Some progress but not ready yet sorry.  Been busy :).
>
> The debian package appears to have an exhaustive list of licensing
> information for all files in this package here[1].
>
> There are a few files under the 4-clause BSD which appear to only be
> related to DES encryption.  Debian's solution to this is to just disable
> DES to avoid compiling and including the binaries from those 4-clause
> BSD files.
>
> Would that be an acceptable solution for Guix as well?

I think so.

> I can write a tool to convert the information from debian/copyright
> into a format suitable for the Guix package.

That would be handy, though debian/copyright is much more detailed than
a ‘license’ field (I didn’t know it’s become machine-readable, nice!).

Thanks,
Ludo’.