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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steven,

I don't remember the 3D model or documentation licensing changing.  The 
source license did change from AGPLv3+ to GPLv3+.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 11/16/21 11:17 AM, Steven A. Falco wrote:
> As we get close to releasing 6.x builds, I'd like to make sure our 
> packages specify the correct license terms.
>
> As of now, for Fedora, here is what we have.
>
> Version 5.1.12:
> ===============
> Main package = AGPLv3+
> 3D Models = CC-BY-SA 4.0 with exception
> documentation = GPLv3+ or CC-BY-3.0+
>
>
> Nightly builds (5.99) and 6.x:
> ==============================
> Main package = GPLv3+
> 3D Models = CC-BY-SA
> documentation = GPLv3+ or CC-BY
>
>
> Are the above specified correctly, or should something be changed?
>
> Also, I assume 6.x and the 5.99 nightlies should use the same license 
> terms, but if they should be different, please let me know.
>
>
> Note: Fedora supports rather nuanced license terms, as described in 
> [1].  In particular we can specify dual licenses via "or" terms, and we 
> can specify different licenses for separate parts of a project using 
> "and" terms.  Nested combinations of the above are also allowed.  
> Consequently, the license specifier can get very complex, but I'd like 
> to keep it as simple as is practical.
>
>      Thanks,
>      Steve
>
> [1] 
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/LicensingGuidelines/ 
>
>
>
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