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 maintainer           snc
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 }}}
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+The proper format for license values are:
+
 '''NOTE:''' this field is presently for informational purposes. In the future, MacPorts' backend may treat a package by its most restrictive license with respect to binary distribution.
 
 = Policy =
 
-While we want to simply make use of licensing information, we should also beware of instances where it is incorrect. For example, as long as the LGPL is distributed along with any packages that may be utilizing such libraries, it should be okay. If they are not provided by the package, then that package is violating the LGPL. In this instance we should not build binaries. Instead, we ought to report such cases to the vendor or to the FSF so the licenses can be fixed before trying to distribute said software.
+While we want to simply make use of licensing information, we should also beware of instances where it is incorrect. For example, as long as the LGPL is distributed along with any packages that may be utilizing such libraries, it should be okay. If they are not provided by the package, then that package is violating the LGPL. In this instance we should not build binaries, and use an error code as a value in the license field. Additionally we ought to report such cases to the vendor or to the FSF so the licenses can be fixed before trying to distribute said software.
 
-Our back end systems must be able to address the concerns of the license before any packages using that license should be distributed as binaries. This means we will never distribute binaries of commercial licenses software nor distribute packages that require their license to accompany the binary until we have infrastructure for doing so.
+Our backend systems must be able to address the concerns of the license before any packages using that license should be distributed as binaries. This means we will never distribute binaries of commercial licenses software nor distribute packages that require their license to accompany the binary until we have infrastructure for doing so.
 
 Since there are no predetermined values to use with {{{license}}} I suggest that we divide software into categories.  To that end, here are the categories and subsequent licenses I feel accomplish the eventual goals of automated builds and distribution of binaries.
 
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  * [#BSDMITApache MIT]
  * MPL
 
+= Do Not Mirror Anything =
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 == GPL ==
 The GNU [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html General Public License] has two important aspects: distribution and use.
 

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