Op di 2 jun. 2020 om 19:51 schreef Alec Warner <anta...@gentoo.org>:

>
> The conclusion was that the software needed to be released under an open
> license (preferably FSF / OSI approved.) So for example, Gitlab CE is OK
> (its an OSI approved licensed) but Gitlab EE is not. The source for Gitlab
> EE is open (I can go read it) but it's not freely available.
>

Ok, I'm not on that list, hence I didn't know the requirement (and would
have responded in May already)


> My understanding is that this is a binary-own download that, once
> installed, we can request a license to use. We won't have the source code
> at all and the license is not free. I don't think it's possible for us to
> use this software in Gentoo for this reason.
>
>
Actually when you have a license you can download the source code from
their service portal. This is a fact for commercial licenses but I'm not
sure if it also applies to open source licenses.


In any case, I just wanted to offer the suggestion and my help. If it isn't
a match, that's just as fine for me ;-)

br,
Mathy

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