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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome
From:       Mike Gilbert <floppym () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2011-08-27 17:59:59
Message-ID: CAJ0EP43m6OuU+kbwNSsdD9PPfRtSNF9f-Pqb2FPVn1HihfnfUg () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 2011.08.26 23:06, Mike Gilbert wrote:
>> I have been maintaining an ebuild for Google Chrome in an overlay. It
>> basically extracts a deb file to /opt. This serves as an easy
>> alternative for people who do not have the patience to compile
>> Chromium.
>>
>> Now that I have developer access, I would like to move this to the
>> tree. Before doing so, I need some advice on how to deal with the
>> EULA[1].
>>
>> I think clause 2.2 (B) allows me to avoid a fetch restriction.
>>
>> I think clause 5.3 prohibits mirroring.
>>
>> Do I need to worry about anything else here?
>>
>> [1] http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html
>>
>>
>
> Mike,
>
> You will need to add the licence to the tree as its a EULA.
> The package will need to be masked by the licence.
>
> If Google provide a click through licence agreement, complying with
> clause 2 is out of our hands. If not, licence masking should ensure
> that users read the licence before they install and subsequently use
> the package.
>

Thanks for the info from everyone. I have added the license to the
tree and EULA group and will add the ebuild with RESTRICT=mirror later
this weekend.

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