[Guix packaging] larsbrinkhoff/libword #186

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opened 2026-08-15 22:58:35 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-15 22:58:35 +00:00

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Candidate

Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/libword
Source snapshot: larsbrinkhoff-libword-source at 46b298045939d56c46e2ad6328fdb7e6f7bec28a
Deliverable: C library for historical binary-word and tape-image formats
User-facing tags: historical-computing, binary-word, tape-image, library
Primary language: C
Build ecosystem: src/Makefile
SPDX disposition: NOASSERTION
License evidence: Lars Brinkhoff copyright notices identify ownership but grant no reuse or redistribution permission.

License investigation blocker

The source files identify Lars Brinkhoff as copyright holder (2013–2022), but the pinned tree has no license file and no source file grants copying, modification, or redistribution.

The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable.

Packaging outlook

Expected packaging difficulty after license: easy.

Acceptance checks

Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets.
Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found.
Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-15T22:58:35Z.

## Candidate - Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/libword - Source snapshot: `larsbrinkhoff-libword-source` at `46b298045939d56c46e2ad6328fdb7e6f7bec28a` - Deliverable: C library for historical binary-word and tape-image formats - User-facing tags: historical-computing, binary-word, tape-image, library - Primary language: C - Build ecosystem: src/Makefile - SPDX disposition: `NOASSERTION` - License evidence: Lars Brinkhoff copyright notices identify ownership but grant no reuse or redistribution permission. ## License investigation blocker The source files identify Lars Brinkhoff as copyright holder (2013–2022), but the pinned tree has no license file and no source file grants copying, modification, or redistribution. The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable. ## Packaging outlook Expected packaging difficulty after license: easy. ## Acceptance checks - Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets. - Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found. - Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/186). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-15T22:58:35Z.

tay commented

2026-10-03 06:17:03 +00:00

Owner

2026-10-03 primary-source licensing recheck: no verified compatible grant established; remains open/blocked, not delivered. Pinned source: github.com/larsbrinkhoff/libword@46b2980459 . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. No licensing request or substitute sent. Source-only snapshot is not evidence of permission or a completed installable package.

2026-10-03 primary-source licensing recheck: no verified compatible grant established; remains open/blocked, not delivered. Pinned source: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/libword/tree/46b298045939d56c46e2ad6328fdb7e6f7bec28a . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. No licensing request or substitute sent. Source-only snapshot is not evidence of permission or a completed installable package.