[mdlug] Ubuntu LIcense

[Ben Werthmann]

This idea does not hold here. Ubuntu is a distribution of software. Sources
from various authors are build and redistributed as deb files. Proper deb
files include a LICENSE and/or COPYRIGHT file which generally extracted
under /usr/share/doc/ when you install the package.

Debian and Ubuntu allow the user to select what type of license should be
considered for installation. These are "main", "restricted", "partner",
"universe", "multiverse".
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

Ways to examine this on a installed system:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/247757/how-do-you-find-the-licenses-for-everything-installed-on-your-system


On Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 4:51 PM gib at juno.com <gib at juno.com> wrote:

> See also my response to Jay Wren.
>
> I'm creating a list of the software and licenses for approval for the
> company I work for.
>
> We are used to the idea that we have a license for each software title.
> We can list each software title contained within the system.
> I just need to know what the software, if any, that makes up Ubuntu is
> licensed under.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>
> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Ubuntu LIcense
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:01:11 -0400
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 01:24:45PM +0000, gib at juno.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm having some difficulty understanding the Ubuntu license.
> > I see it listed as GPL and then I see more complicated explanations.
> > So, which is it?
>
> Ubuntu distributes software licensed by the GPL, as well as several
> other licenses (BSD, MIT, Perl, Python, etc.).  However, the content
> of the installer has copyrighted content (such as the Ubuntu and
> Canonical Logos).  The installer is probably GPL'd too.  Content on
> their web site and documentation seems to be published under a
> Creative Commons CC-BY-SA version 3.0 UK license.
>
> So, there's a lot of stuff here.  It's not all covered by the GPL.
>
> --
> Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>
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