[MacPorts] #67703: gd license should not be marked as conflicting with GPL
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#67703: gd license should not be marked as conflicting with GPL
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Reporter: szhorvat | Owner: (none)
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: base | Version:
Keywords: | Port: gd2
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Currently, the gd license is marked as conflicting with the GPL, causing
the gd2 port not to be distributable:
{{{
./port_binary_distributable.tcl -v gd2
"gd2" is not distributable because its license "gd" conflicts with license
"GPL-2+" of dependency "x265"
}}}
However, the restrictions imposed by the gd license appear to be the same
as in the 2-clause BSD license, which is GPL-compatible. Compare:
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/master/COPYING
https://opensource.org/license/bsd-2-clause/
I suggest removing this restriction and making gd2 distributable.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/67703>
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