Re: packaging help

[Eric Bavier]

Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello Eric,
>
> On Mar 21 2014, Eric Bavier <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>>     (license license:x11-style 
>>> "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Unidata/UDUNITS-2/master/COPYRIGHT";)
>>>     (home-page "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/udunits/";)))
>>
>> x11-style is a procedure, so you likely need to put parendtheses around
>> it an the url.
>
> Oh, wow. That worked. Thanks.
>
> BTW I am not really familiar with different licenses.
>
> could any confirm whether the is x11-style or not?
>
> URL:
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Unidata/UDUNITS-2/master/COPYRIGHT

It looks to me more like a BSD-style license.  See
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD.  It has the
additional 4th clause about patent-infringement.

> Thanks.,

-- 
`~Eric