Description of problem: The db4-4.5.20.5.fc7 RPM's license is specified as being "BSD-style". "BSD-style" licenses allow incorporation of a package into other proprietary packages. This does not reflect Berkeley DB's license. Versions of Berkeley DB prior to v2.0 are, according to Wikipedia, under a license that looks something like the BSD license with some GPL additions. Versions at and above 2.0 are available under a commercial license (currently available from Oracle) or under the Sleepycat Public License ( http://opensource.feratech.com/licenses/sleepycat.php ), which is rather like a strict GPL -- any software package that so much as uses this package must also provide source code. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):4.5.20.5.fc7 How reproducible:rpm -qi db4 and look at the License field Steps to Reproduce: 1.rpm -qi db4 2. 3. Actual results:BSD-style Expected results:"Sleepycat License" Additional info:
The BSD-style license was suggested by Red Hat legal department and therefore I won't change it since I'm not a lawier.