NixOS / NixOS/ofborg

Allow unfree redistributable builds?

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Description

Currently software such as vault is not built by ofborg, and I don't really understand why.
bsl11 may not be open source, but it is source-available and redistributable = true;.

I could see an ideological argument here, but I don't think that should an excuse for being unhelpful to Nixpkgs maintainers.
So I'd like to ask, is this limitation intentional?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating where ofborg decides whether a package may be built and reviewing existing licensing-related behavior; done requires a clear decision on source-available, redistributable packages and an agreed implementation and test scope.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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