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builded .deb shows wrong license informations

See original GitHub issue

Version: 21.2.0

none

Target: Linux (.deb)

If i double click the .deb on ubuntu the application software opens up and shows informations about this particular .deb file. Under license it shows “proprietary” while my package.json has the following configured:

...
"license": "GPL-3.0",
    "build": {
  ...

Question:

Is that an error in

my package.json file,
the Ubuntu Software Center ui or
really from electron-builder?

ubuntu_software_license_of_deb

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Created 4 years ago
Reactions:3
Comments:32

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kauffjcommented, Aug 31, 2020

@develar even Visual Studio Code, arguably the most popular open source Electron app, builds a .deb that indicates a license of proprietary, when it’s actually MIT licensed. As an open source developer yourself I’m sure you can appreciate the desire to have what you have built be labeled properly. Is there any way this issue can get looked at or prioritized?

2reactions

maradocommented, Jun 30, 2020

Still relevant.

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