Bug 31652 - Apache license is not the common Apache license
Summary: Apache license is not the common Apache license
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: All Packagers
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Reported: 2023-03-09 20:12 CET by Dan Fandrich
Modified: 2023-03-09 20:42 CET (History)
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Source RPM: common-licenses-1.1-11.mga9.src.rpm
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Description Dan Fandrich 2023-03-09 20:12:41 CET 
The file /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache is not the Apache license as commonly known, but rather the license for the Apache web server (i.e. what's in the 
apache-2.4.56-1.mga9.src.rpm). They are certainly related, but common-licenses should contain the generic license text from (as the license itself states) http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

On a related note, the LGPLv2.1 file contains the old FSF address, and the formatting of the address in the GPLv2 file is messed up. These should probably also be retrieved anew from the pristine copies at https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt and https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
Comment 1 Dan Fandrich 2023-03-09 20:14:49 CET 
I'm happy to do the grunt work here, but I'd like an approval first because of the implications of changing license texts, even to fix them.
Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2023-03-09 20:42:09 CET 
Thank you for the detailed report, and your welcome offer to fix it.
Assigning globally given the nature of the bug. 'common-licenses' SRPM is seldom updated.
Warrants airing on dev mailList.

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
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