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Commit 92f9119d authored by Walter Lozano's avatar Walter Lozano Committed by Emanuele Aina
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Add license exception for db5.3


The package db5.3 uses Spleepycat license which could be potentially
problematic in some contexts, so add an entry to explain the situation
in policy section.

Signed-off-by: default avatarWalter Lozano <walter.lozano@collabora.com>
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## libdb5.3
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 20%" />
<col style="width: 80%" />
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>project</th>
<td>db5.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>component</th>
<td>apertis:*:target</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>date</th>
<td>December 28, 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>validator</th>
<td>wlozano</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>rule</th>
<td>Sleepycat license</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>reason</th>
<td>
<p><code>libdb5.3</code> uses <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Sleepycat.html">Sleepcat License</a>
which states that information on how to obtain complete source code for the DB software
and any accompanying software that <b>uses the DB software</b>. Based on the interpretation of
<b>uses</b> in this context, different restrictions apply.
</p>
<p>
Based on these facts, libdb5.3 package can be used by Open Source components, but Private
components should be aware of possible restrictions.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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