GNU bug report logs - #50883
Suckless packages marked as 'x11' instead of 'expat'

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Message #10 received at 50883 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Sarah Morgensen <iskarian <at> mgsn.dev>
Cc: 50883 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50883: Suckless packages marked as 'x11' instead of 'expat'
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:32:47 -0500

Hi Sarah,

Sarah Morgensen <iskarian <at> mgsn.dev> writes:

> Hello Guix,
>
> It seems like some packages in suckless.scm are listed as having an
> 'x11' license when they are in fact 'expat' (as listed on
> directory.fsf.org and confirmed by visual inspection).
>
> I only checked three: dwm, dmenu, and st; but I suspect there are many
> more.
>
> (Perhaps at some point we should write a linter to check for potential
> license discrepancies?)

Thanks for the report!

If you had time for a patch, that'd be great!

Thank you,

Maxim

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