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<title>Ports with distribution restrictions</title> |
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<title>Ports with distribution restrictions</title> |
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<para>Licenses vary, and some of them place restrictions on how the |
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<para>Software licenses vary, and some ports have restrictions on how the |
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application can be packaged, whether it can be sold for profit, and so |
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application can be packaged, whether it can be sold for profit, and so |
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please contact the &a.ports;.</para> |
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please contact the &a.ports;.</para> |
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<para>In situations like this, the following variables can be set. In |
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addition, <filename>ports/LEGAL</filename> should also be |
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committer should add an entry to <filename>ports/LEGAL</filename> |
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updated.</para> |
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describing exactly what the license restriction entails. |
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In addition, the following variables should be set in the |
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port's <filename>Makefile</filename>: |
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<title><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar></title> |
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<title><makevar>RESTRICTED</makevar></title> |
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<para>This variable indicates that we may not generate a binary |
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package of the application. However, the port's |
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<makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> files may be freely distributed.</para> |
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<para><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar> should also be used if the binary |
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<para>Set this variable if the application's license forbids us |
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package is not generally useful, and the application should always |
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from mirroring the application's <makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> or |
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be compiled from the source code. For example, if the application |
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distributing pre-built packages of the port via FTP or CD-ROM. |
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has configuration information that is site specific hard coded in to |
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it at compile time, set <makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar>.</para> |
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<para><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar> should be set to a string |
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<para><makevar>RESTRICTED</makevar> should be set to a string |
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describing the reason why the package should not be |
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describing the reason why the port cannot be redistributed. |
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generated.</para> |
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Typically, this indicates that the port contains proprietary |
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software and that the user will need to manually download the |
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<makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> for themselves, possibly after |
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registering for the software or agreeing to accept the terms of |
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an EULA.</para> |
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</sect2> |
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<para>This variable indicates that although we are allowed to generate |
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binary packages, we are not allowed to put those packages, or the |
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binary packages, we are not allowed to put those packages, or the |
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port's <makevar>DISTFILES</makevar>, onto a CDROM (or DVD-ROM) |
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port's <makevar>DISTFILES</makevar>, onto a CD-ROM (or DVD-ROM) |
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for resale. The |
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for resale. However, the prebuilt binary packages and the port's |
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<makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> will still be available via FTP |
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<makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> will still be available via FTP.</para> |
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(or HTTP if you set it up that way.)</para> |
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<para><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar> and <makevar>NO_CDROM</makevar> |
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<para><makevar>NO_CDROM</makevar> should be set to a string |
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can be set simultaneously.</para> |
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describing the reason why the port cannot be redistributed |
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on CD-ROM. For instance, this should be used if the port's license |
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is for "non-commercial" use only.</para> |
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<title><makevar>RESTRICTED</makevar></title> |
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<title><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar></title> |
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<para>Set this variable if the application's license also forbids us |
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from mirroring the application's <makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> via |
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package of the application. However, the port's |
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FTP (or HTTP if you set it up that way.)</para> |
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<makevar>DISTFILES</makevar> files may be freely distributed.</para> |
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<para>Also set this if the application's license has general |
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<para><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar> should also be used if the binary |
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restrictions on who may use it, e.g. the application is for |
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package is not generally useful, and the application should always |
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non-commercial use only.</para> |
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be compiled from the source code. For example, if the application |
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has configuration information that is site specific hard coded in to |
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it at compile time, set <makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar>.</para> |
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<para>Note that the port committer should add an entry to |
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<para><makevar>NO_PACKAGE</makevar> should be set to a string |
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<filename>/usr/ports/LEGAL</filename> describing exactly |
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what the restriction entails.</para> |
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can be set simultaneously.</para></note> |
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<para>If only some of the distribution files are restricted then set |
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this variable to list them. It defaults to <literal>${DISTFILES} |
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this variable to list them. It defaults to <literal>${DISTFILES} |
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${PATCHFILES}</literal>.</para> |
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<title>Related variables</title> |
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<para>In addition to the variables above, a port may also be marked as |
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<makevar>BROKEN</makevar>, <makevar>FORBIDDEN</makevar>, or |
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for additional details: <xref linkend="dads-broken">.</para> |
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