[Osgeo4w-trac] [osgeo4w] #915: curl incorrectly flagged as non-open-source in OSGeo4W installer

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#915: curl incorrectly flagged as non-open-source in OSGeo4W installer
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Reporter:  tobwen  |      Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@…
    Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal  |  Component:  Installer
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 While installing QGIS via the OSGeo4W installer, I noticed that the
 package "curl" is now prompting users for explicit consent due to
 supposedly restrictive license terms. The package appears to be tagged as
 non-open-source, which is incorrect.

 curl is open source in every meaningful sense. Its license is functionally
 almost identical to the MIT or BSD licenses - permissive, attribution-
 based, and widely accepted. The likely source of confusion is that the
 SPDX identifier "curl" (used for curl's specific license variant) is not
 explicitly listed as an approved license by the Open Source Initiative
 (OSI). However, this is a gap in OSI's list, not a reflection of curl's
 actual licensing terms.

 For reference, the curl project's copyright and license information is
 documented here: https://curl.se/docs/copyright.html

 The lead developer of curl is very approachable and responsive - he can be
 reached via IRC, among other channels, if clarification is needed directly
 from the source.

 I would suggest reviewing the license classification logic in the
 installer and correcting the tag for the curl package accordingly.

 Thank you for your time and for maintaining OSGeo4W.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/915>
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