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Hi,

Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:

> For most purposes, the relevant question is: which license(s) cover the
> source code, because that's where users will want to exercise the four
> freedoms of free software.  The license(s) that cover the package
> outputs are of far less interest, because that's not where users will
> exercise the four freedoms.
>
> The 'license' field can only mean one of these two things, and I think
> it's fairly clear which one it should be.  Moreover, I think that this
> is what it has always meant in Guix.  If not, that's a problem.
>
> Perhaps Ludovic would like to clarify?

I think Leo=E2=80=99s description reflects the initial intent (I believe th=
is
was discussed a few times on the mailing lists in the early years).

The GNU Hello example Leo gave is a good one: we state the license that
applies to what gets installed and do not list licenses applicable to
auxiliary build scripts, say.

HTH!

Ludo=E2=80=99.