[oe] [meta-oe][PATCH] vim: add (custom) license file

Martin Jansa martin.jansa at gmail.com
Mon Feb 24 12:18:11 UTC 2014


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:49:40AM +0100, Matthieu Crapet wrote:
> This is will delete this message:
> WARNING: vim: No generic license file exists for: vim in any provider

couple of lines seem to be wrapped by your e-mail client, can you resend
it?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthieu Crapet <Matthieu.Crapet at ingenico.com>
> ---
>  meta-oe/licenses/vim | 81 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 81 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 meta-oe/licenses/vim
> 
> diff --git a/meta-oe/licenses/vim b/meta-oe/licenses/vim
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..4aa818e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta-oe/licenses/vim
> @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
> +VIM LICENSE
> +
> +I)  There are no restrictions on distributing unmodified copies of Vim 
> except
> +    that they must include this license text.  You can also distribute
> +    unmodified parts of Vim, likewise unrestricted except that they must
> +    include this license text.  You are also allowed to include 
> executables
> +    that you made from the unmodified Vim sources, plus your own usage
> +    examples and Vim scripts.
> +
> +II) It is allowed to distribute a modified (or extended) version of Vim,
> +    including executables and/or source code, when the following four
> +    conditions are met:
> +    1) This license text must be included unmodified.
> +    2) The modified Vim must be distributed in one of the following five 
> ways:
> +       a) If you make changes to Vim yourself, you must clearly describe 
> in
> +	  the distribution how to contact you.  When the maintainer asks you
> +	  (in any way) for a copy of the modified Vim you distributed, you
> +	  must make your changes, including source code, available to the
> +	  maintainer without fee.  The maintainer reserves the right to
> +	  include your changes in the official version of Vim.  What the
> +	  maintainer will do with your changes and under what license they
> +	  will be distributed is negotiable.  If there has been no negotiation
> +	  then this license, or a later version, also applies to your changes.
> +	  The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <Bram at vim.org>.  If this
> +	  changes it will be announced in appropriate places (most likely
> +	  vim.sf.net, www.vim.org and/or comp.editors).  When it is completely
> +	  impossible to contact the maintainer, the obligation to send him
> +	  your changes ceases.  Once the maintainer has confirmed that he has
> +	  received your changes they will not have to be sent again.
> +       b) If you have received a modified Vim that was distributed as
> +	  mentioned under a) you are allowed to further distribute it
> +	  unmodified, as mentioned at I).  If you make additional changes the
> +	  text under a) applies to those changes.
> +       c) Provide all the changes, including source code, with every copy 
> of
> +	  the modified Vim you distribute.  This may be done in the form of a
> +	  context diff.  You can choose what license to use for new code you
> +	  add.  The changes and their license must not restrict others from
> +	  making their own changes to the official version of Vim.
> +       d) When you have a modified Vim which includes changes as 
> mentioned
> +	  under c), you can distribute it without the source code for the
> +	  changes if the following three conditions are met:
> +	  - The license that applies to the changes permits you to distribute
> +	    the changes to the Vim maintainer without fee or restriction, and
> +	    permits the Vim maintainer to include the changes in the official
> +	    version of Vim without fee or restriction.
> +	  - You keep the changes for at least three years after last
> +	    distributing the corresponding modified Vim.  When the maintainer
> +	    or someone who you distributed the modified Vim to asks you (in
> +	    any way) for the changes within this period, you must make them
> +	    available to him.
> +	  - You clearly describe in the distribution how to contact you.  This
> +	    contact information must remain valid for at least three years
> +	    after last distributing the corresponding modified Vim, or as long
> +	    as possible.
> +       e) When the GNU General Public License (GPL) applies to the 
> changes,
> +	  you can distribute the modified Vim under the GNU GPL version 2 or
> +	  any later version.
> +    3) A message must be added, at least in the output of the ":version"
> +       command and in the intro screen, such that the user of the 
> modified Vim
> +       is able to see that it was modified.  When distributing as 
> mentioned
> +       under 2)e) adding the message is only required for as far as this 
> does
> +       not conflict with the license used for the changes.
> +    4) The contact information as required under 2)a) and 2)d) must not 
> be
> +       removed or changed, except that the person himself can make
> +       corrections.
> +
> +III) If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to 
> use
> +     the Vim license for your changes and make them available to the
> +     maintainer, including the source code.  The preferred way to do this 
> is
> +     by e-mail or by uploading the files to a server and e-mailing the 
> URL.
> +     If the number of changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) 
> e-mailing a
> +     context diff will do.  The e-mail address to be used is
> +     <maintainer at vim.org>
> +
> +IV)  It is not allowed to remove this license from the distribution of 
> the Vim
> +     sources, parts of it or from a modified version.  You may use this
> +     license for previous Vim releases instead of the license that they 
> came
> +     with, at your option.
> +
> +===
> +Read more about this license at 
> http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/uganda.html#license
> -- 
> 1.8.5.4
> 
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