[aur-dev] AUR 4 and licensing

[Gordian Edenhofer]

I would approach similiar how Lukas has already explained:

In order to `git push` a package repository, you need to add your SSH
> public key to the AUR profile which means you need to log into the web
> interface and accept the ToS. No need for something complicated

involving Git hooks and email address filters.


All in all I think that it would clear all licensing issues when the user
must accept the ToS prior to pushing to git-repo. Everytime he does so,
after the key has been properly configured and the license was accepted, I
would suggest printing a small note. If the user wishes to upload the files
via the main website there should simply be an checkbox for that.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Johannes Löthberg <johannes at kyriasis.com>
wrote:

> On 13/04, Dan McGee wrote:
>
>> Alas I am not. For one, actually look at your second link where it says
>>> that
>>> there are 3 server-side hooks and note how none of them are pre-commit.
>>>
>>
>> He mentioned "and many more"; you're gravitating toward pre-commit.
>> I'm guessing no one here thinks you will be able to stop someone from
>> committing locally.
>>
>>
> And we were discussing a specific git hook the whole time.
>
>  If you want to be pedantic, fine- you win, go buy yourself a cookie or
>> something.
>>
>>
> I'm not being pedantic, I'm actually following the discussion, not
> bringing up irrelevant things.
>
>  If you want to be practical, there are several ways server-side hooks
>> can solve the original problem here. Showing a message on push would
>> be fine; Github does this exact type of thing if you don't have
>> permissions to push to a repository there. In the case of the AUR, you
>> would check for that, any necessary agreements on licensing, etc. and
>> reject the push while providing a helpful "Please go visit
>> http://example.com/tos to accept the conditions of the AUR before
>> pushing your changes."
>>
>>
> Check how? Have to remember to include a long message saying you agree to
> it in every commit and then have the server check for that message?
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>  Johannes Löthberg
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>