Subject: Arch-announce Digest, Vol 17, Issue 1

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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:06:02 +0000

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   1. [arch-announce] Providing a license for package sources
      (Rafael Epplée)

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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:13:59 -0000
From: Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Rafael Epplée
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Subject: [arch-announce] Providing a license for package sources
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Arch Linux hasn&#x27;t had a license for any package sources (such as PKGBUILD files) 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](https://rfc.archlinux.page/0040-license-package-sources/) 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 2024-11-19, 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&#x27;ll find a solution together.

If you contributed to Arch Linux packages before but didn&#x27;t receive an email, please contact us at [email-masked].

URL: https://archlinux.org/news/providing-a-license-for-package-sources/

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