Re: Handing references to GPL within ports

2007-09-13 Thread Doug Barton
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Peter Jeremy wrote: I'm working on a port for H-Inventory (a computer inventory/resource management tool). By default, it installs a copy of the GPL. According to the Porter's Handbook, a port should avoid installing copies of the GPL. As a general rule that's true. Howev

Re: Handing references to GPL within ports

2007-09-13 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Sep 13, 2007, at 12:21 AM, Peter Jeremy wrote: I'm working on a port for H-Inventory (a computer inventory/resource management tool). By default, it installs a copy of the GPL. According to the Porter's Handbook, a port should avoid installing copies of the GPL. Whilst it's fairly easy to ad

Re: Handing references to GPL within ports

2007-09-13 Thread Dmitry Marakasov
* Peter Jeremy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > What is the preferred mechanism for handling this? > - Ignore the Porter's Handbook and install the file anyway > - Create a symlink to an existing copy of the GPL. > (In which case, where do I find a GPL that will always exist) > - Change the hyperlin

Handing references to GPL within ports

2007-09-13 Thread Peter Jeremy
I'm working on a port for H-Inventory (a computer inventory/resource management tool). By default, it installs a copy of the GPL. According to the Porter's Handbook, a port should avoid installing copies of the GPL. Whilst it's fairly easy to adapt the port so it doesn't install the license file,