[Guix packaging] larsbrinkhoff/pack-ice #189

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opened 2026-08-15 22:58:39 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-15 22:58:39 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Candidate

Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/pack-ice
Source snapshot: larsbrinkhoff-pack-ice-source at 1f7da1fe22aeada06770356ac70cc67b00256122
Deliverable: ICE compressor/decompressor and inspection tools for Atari ST media
User-facing tags: historical-computing, Atari-ST, floppy-disk, compression
Primary language: C
Build ecosystem: configure script plus Makefile
SPDX disposition: LicenseRef-misattributed-Linux-kernel-COPYING
License evidence: COPYING is Linux-kernel GPLv2 text and does not license this Atari ST ICE utility.

License investigation blocker

The sole COPYING starts with Linus Torvalds’ Linux-kernel exception and identifies the kernel as the work covered by the following GPLv2 text. It does not say that this Atari ST ICE utility is covered; its C sources have no license notices.

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: moderate.

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 2026-08-15T22:58:39Z.

## Candidate - Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/pack-ice - Source snapshot: `larsbrinkhoff-pack-ice-source` at `1f7da1fe22aeada06770356ac70cc67b00256122` - Deliverable: ICE compressor/decompressor and inspection tools for Atari ST media - User-facing tags: historical-computing, Atari-ST, floppy-disk, compression - Primary language: C - Build ecosystem: configure script plus Makefile - SPDX disposition: `LicenseRef-misattributed-Linux-kernel-COPYING` - License evidence: COPYING is Linux-kernel GPLv2 text and does not license this Atari ST ICE utility. ## License investigation blocker The sole COPYING starts with Linus Torvalds’ Linux-kernel exception and identifies the kernel as the work covered by the following GPLv2 text. It does not say that this Atari ST ICE utility is covered; its C sources have no license notices. 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: moderate. ## 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/189). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-15T22:58:39Z.

tay commented

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

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2026-10-03 primary-source licensing recheck: no verified compatible grant established; remains open/blocked, not delivered. Pinned source: github.com/larsbrinkhoff/pack-ice@1f7da1fe22 . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. COPYING contains Linux-kernel-specific GPL wording; applicability to this utility remains ambiguous, not a verified grant. 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/pack-ice/tree/1f7da1fe22aeada06770356ac70cc67b00256122 . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. COPYING contains Linux-kernel-specific GPL wording; applicability to this utility remains ambiguous, not a verified grant. No licensing request or substitute sent. Source-only snapshot is not evidence of permission or a completed installable package.