[arch-releng] archiso license

[Dave Reisner]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:33:20AM +0100, Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Am 13.03.2013 00:32, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi:
> > On 03/12/2013 03:24 PM, Hans Spath wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> according to
> >> https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/archiso/
> >> archiso is licensed under "GPL".
> >>
> >> Is that correct? What version? v1? v2? v2 or any later? v3?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Hans Spath
> >>
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> > I guess is GPL2.
> > 
> > @Arch-Releng: right?
> 
> I think nobody ever cared about licensing. As it is, the archiso tree
> contains no license statement. I'd just use "GPL2 or later", but I don't
> know what the implications are. Or, as the number of authors is small,
> just ask everyone to relicense as WTFPL?
> 

I would suggest using a license which has a legal history, instead of
one of a one-off written by someone who likely isn't a lawyer, and whose
license hasn't been vetted by one.