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Description

Hi,

ZT is packaged for OpenWrt and I just noticed the license change.

Does that mean that ZT cannot be packaged anymore? I wonder if a commercial license can be part of the openwrt packages repo (https://github.com/openwrt/packages). Or if it has to moved out.

The license also does not seem to have a spdx identifier that the package uses: https://spdx.org/licenses/

I read in the license that there may be an open source release. Do I have to wait for that and keep at the previous version until then? - thanks

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Start by reading the license change described in this issue, then review the OpenWrt packages repository context and the SPDX license list linked in the discussion. Determine whether the current license permits the cited packaging arrangement and whether an SPDX identifier or a future open-source release is relevant; the issue is resolved only when those questions receive a documented decision.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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