Re: Next Steps For the Software Heritage Problem

[Greg Hogan]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 4:37 AM MSavoritias <email@msavoritias.me> wrote:
>
> 1. Add a clear disclaimer/requirment that any new package that is added
> in Guix, the person has to give consent or get consent from the person
> that the package is written in. This needs to be added in the docs and
> in the email procedures.

You will be happy to know that Guix has always had this requirement
[1] by only packaging software licensed with the four essential
freedoms [2]. It's the first item on the Guix homepage.

[1] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Software-Freedom.html
[2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html