Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/4] package/nettle: clarify license info
Thomas Perale via buildroot <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:05:16 +0200
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In reply of: > The Nettle manual (nettle.html in the source archive) states: > > > Nettle is dual licenced under the GNU General Public License version > > 2 or later, and the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or > > later. When using Nettle, you must comply fully with all conditions > > of at least one of these licenses. [...] > > This means "or" is the correct description. Ellipsis covers a note > that a few files are licensed more permissively. > > Signed-off-by: Fiona Klute (Othermo GmbH) <[email protected]> Applied to 2025.02.x & 2026.05.x. Thanks > --- > package/nettle/nettle.mk | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/package/nettle/nettle.mk b/package/nettle/nettle.mk > index 93c638a4cd..dbbd60622d 100644 > --- a/package/nettle/nettle.mk > +++ b/package/nettle/nettle.mk > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NETTLE_VERSION = 3.10.2 > NETTLE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/nettle > NETTLE_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4 gmp > NETTLE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES > -NETTLE_LICENSE = Dual GPL-2.0+/LGPL-3.0+ > +NETTLE_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+ or LGPL-3.0+ > NETTLE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSERv3 COPYINGv2 > NETTLE_CPE_ID_VALID = YES > # don't include openssl support for (unused) examples as it has problems > -- > 2.53.0 > > _______________________________________________ > buildroot mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot _______________________________________________ buildroot mailing list [email protected] https://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot