From 5bec2b5eefc91b26006935415482bf3bc139a0ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Walter Lozano <walter.lozano@collabora.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:36:31 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add mentions to license exception for nftables Add a clarification about the reasoning behind considering nftables as a package that matches Apertis License Expectations. Signed-off-by: Walter Lozano <walter.lozano@collabora.com> --- content/policies/license-exceptions.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/policies/license-exceptions.md b/content/policies/license-exceptions.md index f5490daa2..6da3edfda 100644 --- a/content/policies/license-exceptions.md +++ b/content/policies/license-exceptions.md @@ -256,3 +256,47 @@ Each exception must provide the following information: </td> </tr> </table> + +## nftables + +<table> +<colgroup> + <col style="width: 20%" /> + <col style="width: 80%" /> +</colgroup> +<tr> + <th>project</th> + <td>nftables</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th>component</th> + <td>apertis:*:target</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th>date</th> + <td>July 14, 2022</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th>validator</th> + <td>wlozano</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th>rule</th> + <td>No GPL v3</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th>reason</th> + <td> + <p><code>nftables</code> includes Bison-exception as described in + <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Bison-exception-2.2.html">Bison Exception</a> + which clearly states that is possible to create a lager work that contains part or + all of the Bison parser skeleton and distribute that work under terms of your choice, + so long as that work isn't itself a parser generator using the skeleton or a modified + version thereof as a parser skeleton. + </p> + <p> + Based on these facts, the package is considered GPL-3 free. + </p> + </td> +</tr> +</table> -- GitLab