Hey all,after our previous email to ADP, some of you suggested a news post might be warranted in addition to the notification to ADP which we agree with.
I'm happy to hear any feedback on the draft below. You can find a live version with incorporated feedback in a pad at [0].
--- Title: Providing a license for package sourcesArch Linux hasn't had a license for any package sources (such as `PKGBUILD`s) in the past, which is potentially problematic. Providing a license will preempt that uncertainty.
In [RFC 40](https://rfc.archlinux.page/0040-license-package-sources/) we agreed to change all package sources to be licensed under the very liberal [0BSD](https://spdx.org/licenses/0BSD.html) license. **This change will not limit what you can do with package sources.** Check out the RFC linked above for more on the rationale and prior discussion.
Before we make this change, we will provide contributors with a way to voice any objections they might have. Starting on 2024-xx-xx, over the course of a week, contributors will receive a single notification email listing all their contributions.
- If you receive an email and agree to this change, there is no action required from your side. - If you do not agree, please reply to the email and we'll find a solution together.
If you contributed to Arch Linux packages before but didn't receive an email, please contact us at package-sources-licens...@archlinux.org.
--- Cheers, Rafael [0]: https://md.archlinux.org/xMN1JFWIQm6qWb29aAblyQ#
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