GNU bug report logs - #46784
[PATCH 1/2] guix: Add Zero-Clause BSD License.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Alexandros Theodotou <alex <at> zrythm.org>

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:44:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: 46784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: lle-bout <at> zaclys.net
Subject: [bug#46784] [PATCH 1/2] guix: Add Zero-Clause BSD License.
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:58:58 +0100

Hello,

Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Why did you send two patches here? Do I just take the first? Looks like
> that's what I should do to me.

The first license patch introduces an invalid symbol. IIUC, Scheme
symbols cannot start with a number, so 0bsd cannot be used as a license
symbol.

OTOH, bsd-0 is not totally accurate either, because zero-clause BSD is
not a BSD derivative. So, here come my nitpick: what about zero-bsd?

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou
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