Turn more licenses into lib.licenses style

Should eval cleanly, as far as -A tarball tells me. Relevant: issue #2999, issue #739
2024-12-24 20:02:58 +03:00 · 2014-11-06 00:44:33 +00:00 · 2014-11-06 00:44:33 +00:00 · 007f80c1d0
commit 007f80c1d0
parent d91986c24f
187 changed files with 835 additions and 791 deletions
--- a/lib/licenses.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses.nix
@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
   * add it to this list. The URL mentioned above is a good source for inspiration.
   */

+  afl21 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "AFL-2.1";
+    fullName = "Academic Free License";
+  };
+
  agpl3 = spdx {
    spdxId = "AGPL-3.0";
    fullName = "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0";
@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    fullName = "Apple Public Source License 2.0";
  };

+  artistic1 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "Artistic-1.0";
+    fullName = "Artistic License 1.0";
+  };
+
  artistic2 = spdx {
    spdxId = "Artistic-2.0";
    fullName = "Artistic License 2.0";
@ -72,7 +82,7 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {

  cc0 = spdx {
    spdxId = "CC0-1.0";
-    fullName = ''Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal'';
+    fullName = "Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal";
  };

  cc-by-30 = spdx {
@ -124,11 +134,21 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    fullName = "Unspecified free software license";
  };

+  gpl1Plus = spdx {
+    spdxId = "GPL-1.0+";
+    fullName = "GNU General Public License v1.0 or later";
+  };
+
  gpl2 = spdx {
    spdxId = "GPL-2.0";
    fullName = "GNU General Public License v2.0 only";
  };

+  gpl2ClasspathPlus = {
+    fullName = "GNU General Public License v2.0 or later (with Classpath exception)";
+    url = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception;
+  };
+
  gpl2Oss = {
    fullName = "GNU General Public License version 2 only (with OSI approved licenses linking exception)";
    url = http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception;
@ -154,6 +174,12 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    url = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception;
  };

+  # Intel's license, seems free
+  iasl = {
+    fullName = "iASL";
+    url = http://www.calculate-linux.org/packages/licenses/iASL;
+  };
+
  inria = {
    fullName  = "INRIA Non-Commercial License Agreement";
    url       = "http://compcert.inria.fr/doc/LICENSE";
@ -219,6 +245,11 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    url = http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html;
  };

+  lppl12 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "LPPL-1.2";
+    fullName = "LaTeX Project Public License v1.2";
+  };
+
  lpl-102 = spdx {
    spdxId = "LPL-1.02";
    fullName = "Lucent Public License v1.02";
@ -261,6 +292,11 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    fullName = "OpenSSL License";
  };

+  php301 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "PHP-3.01";
+    fullName = "PHP License v3.01";
+  };
+
  postgresql = spdx {
    spdxId = "PostgreSQL";
    fullName = "PostgreSQL License";
@ -276,6 +312,26 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    fullName = "Public Domain";
  };

+  qpl = spdx {
+    spdxId = "QPL-1.0";
+    fullName = "Q Public License 1.0";
+  };
+
+  qwt = {
+    fullName = "Qwt License, Version 1.0";
+    url = http://qwt.sourceforge.net/qwtlicense.html;
+  };
+
+  ruby = spdx {
+    spdxId = "Ruby";
+    fullName = "Ruby License";
+  };
+
+  sgi-b-20 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "SGI-B-2.0";
+    fullName = "SGI Free Software License B v2.0";
+  };
+
  sleepycat = spdx {
    spdxId = "Sleepycat";
    fullName = "Sleepycat License";
@ -307,11 +363,26 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
    fullName = "The Unlicense";
  };

+  vsl10 = spdx {
+    spdxId = "VSL-1.0";
+    fullName = "Vovida Software License v1.0";
+  };
+
+  w3c = spdx {
+    spdxId = "W3C";
+    fullName = "W3C Software Notice and License";
+  };
+
  wadalab = {
    fullName = "Wadalab Font License";
    url = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Wadalab?rd=Licensing/Wadalab;
  };

+  wtfpl = spdx {
+    spdxId = "WTFPL";
+    fullName = "Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License";
+  };
+
  zlib = spdx {
    spdxId = "Zlib";
    fullName = "zlib License";
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/gpodder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/gpodder/default.nix
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
      for you. Listen directly on your computer or on your mobile devices.
    '';
    homepage = "http://gpodder.org/";
-    license = "GPLv3";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.skeidel ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/mp3splt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/mp3splt/default.nix
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "utility to split mp3, ogg vorbis and FLAC files without decoding";
    homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/mp3splt/;
-    license = "GPLv2";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.bosu ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/vimpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/vimpc/default.nix
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "A vi/vim inspired client for the Music Player Daemon (mpd).";
    homepage = https://github.com/boysetsfrog/vimpc;
-    license = "GPL3";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/elvis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/elvis/default.nix
@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://elvis.vi-editor.org/;
    description = "A vi clone for Unix and other operating systems";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/proofgeneral/4.3pre.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/proofgeneral/4.3pre.nix
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
      interactive theorem provers), based on the customizable text editor Emacs.
    '';
    homepage = http://proofgeneral.inf.ed.ac.uk;
-    license = "GPLv2+";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;  # arbitrary choice
  };
 })
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://homepage.boetes.org/software/mg/;
    description = "Micro GNU/emacs, a portable version of the mg maintained by the OpenBSD team";
-    license = "public domain";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.bostic.com/vi/;
    description = "The Berkeley Vi Editor";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.cinepaint.org/;
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    description = "Image editor which supports images over 8bpp and ICC profiles";
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/2.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/2.8.nix
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "The GNU Image Manipulation Program";
    homepage = http://www.gimp.org/;
-    license = "GPL";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ rec {
      meta = {
        description = "script language for image processing which comes with its open-source interpreter";
        homepage = http://gmic.sourceforge.net/repository.shtml;
-        license = "CeCILL FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT";
+        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.cecill20;
        /*
        The purpose of this Free Software license agreement is to grant users
        the right to modify and redistribute the software governed by this
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/paraview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/paraview/default.nix
@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = "http://www.paraview.org/";
    description = "3D Data analysis and visualization application";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric guibert];
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
  };
 }
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/d4x/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/d4x/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    description = "Graphical download manager";
    homepage = http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/;
-    license = "perl";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/vue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/vue/default.nix
@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft"; # Apache License fork, actually
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free; # Apache License fork, actually
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.x.org/;
    description = "Allows testing the fonts available in an X server";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.x.org/;
    description = "Lists the fonts available in the X server";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/haru.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/haru.nix
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    description = "cross platform, open source library for generating PDF files";
    homepage = http://libharu.org/wiki/Main_Page;
-    license = "ZLIB/LIBPNG"; # see README.
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ libpng zlib ];
    maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.marcweber];
    platforms = args.lib.platforms.linux;
    broken = true;
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.opera.com;
    description = "Web browser";
-    license = "unfree";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/default.nix
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/";
    description = "Simple cluster queue runner";
    longDescription = "rq creates instant linux clusters by managing priority work queues, even on a multi-core single machine. This cluster runner is easy to install and easy to manage, contrasting with the common complicated solutions.";
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

    homepage = http://www.freerdp.com/;

-    license = "free-non-copyleft";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/cvc3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/cvc3/default.nix
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
    homepage = "http://www.cs.nyu.edu/acsys/cvc3/index.html";
  };
  passthru = {
@ -51,4 +51,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/ott/default.nix
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      target-system terms.
    '';
    homepage = http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pes20/ott;
-    license = "BSD3";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/satallax/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/satallax/default.nix
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      unix;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
    homepage = "http://www.ps.uni-saarland.de/~cebrown/satallax/";
  };
  passthru = {
@ -69,4 +69,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/twelf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/twelf/default.nix
@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      Standard ML.
    '';
    homepage = http://twelf.org/wiki/Main_Page;
-    license = "MIT";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/fityk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/fityk/default.nix
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {

  meta = {
    description = "Curve fitting and peak fitting software";
-    license = "GPL2";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
    homepage = http://fityk.nieto.pl/;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/vite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/vite/default.nix
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {

    homepage = http://vite.gforge.inria.fr/;

-    license = "CeCILL-A";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.cecill20;

    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # arbitrary choice
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/fast-export/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/fast-export/default.nix
@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
      description = "import svn, mercurial into git";
      homepage = "http://repo.or.cz/w/fast-export.git";
-      license = "?"; # the .py file is GPLv2
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix
@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Web video downloader";
    homepage = http://quvi.sf.net;
-    license = "LGPLv2.1+";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.mornfall ];
  };
 }
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix
@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Web video downloader";
    homepage = http://quvi.sf.net;
-    license = "LGPLv2.1+";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.mornfall ];
  };
 }
-
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
      homepage = http://xbmc.org/;
      description = "Media center";
-      license = "GPLv2";
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
      platforms = platforms.linux;
      maintainers = [ maintainers.iElectric maintainers.titanous ];
    };
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/larswm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/larswm/default.nix
@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://larswm.fnurt.net/;
    description = "9wm-like tiling window manager";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/aurulent-sans/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/aurulent-sans/default.nix
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Aurulent Sans";
    longDescription = "Aurulent Sans is a humanist sans serif intended to be used as an interface font.";
    homepage = http://delubrum.org/;
-    license = "SIL";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ofl;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/opensans-ttf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/opensans-ttf/default.nix
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    '';

    homepage = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sans";
-    license = "Apache";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;

    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
    maintainers = [ ];
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/binary.nix
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    '';

    # See `License.txt' for details.
-    license = "GPLv2 + exception";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Oss;

    homepage = https://fedorahosted.org/liberation-fonts/;

--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    '';

    # See `License.txt' for details.
-    license = "GPLv2 + exception";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Oss;

    homepage = https://fedorahosted.org/liberation-fonts/;

--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/source-code-pro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/source-code-pro/default.nix
@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ rec {
    maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers; [ relrod ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms; all;
    homepage = "http://blog.typekit.com/2012/09/24/source-code-pro/";
-    license = "OFL";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.ofl;
  };
 }) x
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/ubuntu-font-family/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/ubuntu-font-family/default.nix
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    contemporary style and contains characteristics unique to
    the Ubuntu brand that convey a precise, reliable and free attitude.";
    homepage = http://font.ubuntu.com/;
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.antono ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/mobile-broadband-provider-info/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/mobile-broadband-provider-info/default.nix
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Mobile broadband service provider database";
    homepage = http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/MobileBroadband/ServiceProviders;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
-    license = "CC-PD";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/poppler-data/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/poppler-data/default.nix
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = http://poppler.freedesktop.org/;
    description = "Encoding files for Poppler, a PDF rendering library";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
-    license = "free"; # more free licenses combined
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free; # more free licenses combined
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
      which runs on most major Unix platforms.  It mainly conforms to the
      ANSI Common Lisp standard.
    '';
-    license = "free";		# public domain
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;		# public domain
    homepage = http://www.cons.org/cmucl/;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/emscripten-fastcomp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/emscripten-fastcomp/default.nix
@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = https://github.com/kripken/emscripten-fastcomp;
    description = "emscripten llvm";
    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bosu ];
-    license = "University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ncsa;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/iasl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/iasl/default.nix
@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    description = "Intel ACPI Compiler";
    homepage = http://www.acpica.org/;
-    license = "iasl"; # FIXME: is this a free software license?
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.iasl;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix
@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Cross platform, open source .NET development framework";
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ viric thoughtpolice ];
-    license = "free"; # Combination of LGPL/X11/GPL ?
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free; # Combination of LGPL/X11/GPL ?
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/3.10.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/3.10.0.nix
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {

  meta = {
    homepage = http://caml.inria.fr/ocaml;
-    license = "QPL, LGPL2 (library part)";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ qpl lgpl2 ];
    description = "Most popular variant of the Caml language";
  };

--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/metaocaml-3.09.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/metaocaml-3.09.nix
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {

  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.metaocaml.org/;
-    license = "QPL, LGPL2 (library part)";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ qpl lgpl2 ];
    desctiption = "A compiled, type-safe, multi-stage programming language";
  };

--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/yap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/yap/default.nix
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = "http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/~vsc/Yap/";
    description = "Yap Prolog System is a ISO-compatible high-performance Prolog compiler";
-    license = "artistic";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.artistic2;

    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
--- a/pkgs/development/eclipse/ecj/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/eclipse/ecj/default.nix
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = http://www.eclipse.org/jdt/core/index.php;

    # http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html (free software, copyleft)
-    license = "EPLv1.0";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.epl10;

    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jruby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jruby/default.nix
@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Ruby interpreter written in Java";
    homepage = http://jruby.org/;
-    license = "CPL-1.0 GPL-2 LGPL-2.1"; # one of those
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ cpl10 gpl2 lgpl21 ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
  };
  passthru = {
    updateInfo = {
@ -48,4 +48,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
         php is build within this derivation in order to add the xdebug lines to the php.ini.
         So both Apache and command line php both use xdebug without having to configure anything.
         Xdebug could be put in its own derivation.
-      * /
-        meta = {
-                description = "debugging support for PHP";
-                homepage = http://xdebug.org;
-                license = "based on the PHP license - as is";
-                };
      */
    };

@ -255,7 +249,7 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
  meta = {
    description = "An HTML-embedded scripting language";
    homepage = http://www.php.net/;
-    license = "PHP-3";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.php301;
  };

  patches = [ ./fix-5.4.patch ];
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-1.8.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-1.8.7.nix
@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.0.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.0.0.nix
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix
@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  '';

  meta = {
-    license = "Ruby";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
    homepage = "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/";
    description = "The Ruby language";
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5-unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5-unstable.nix
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rec {

  meta = {
    description = "A game programming library";
-    license = "free-noncopyleft"; # giftware
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free; # giftware
    maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers;
    [
      raskin
@ -55,4 +55,3 @@ rec {
    inherit version;
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rec {

  meta = {
    description = "A game programming library";
-    license = "free-noncopyleft"; # giftware
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free; # giftware
    maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers;
    [
      raskin
@ -54,4 +54,3 @@ rec {
    inherit version;
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/default.nix
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rec {
  meta = {
    branch = "4";
    description = "A game programming library";
-    license = "free-noncopyleft"; # giftware
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free; # giftware
    maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers;
    [
      raskin
@ -57,4 +57,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/asio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/asio/default.nix
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://asio.sourceforge.net/;
    description = "Cross-platform C++ library for network and low-level I/O programming";
-    license = "boost";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;
  };

 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/boost/generic.nix
@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    homepage = "http://boost.org/";
    description = "Collection of C++ libraries";
-    license = "boost-license";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;

    platforms = platforms.unix;
    maintainers = with maintainers; [ simons wkennington ];
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/0.5.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/0.5.1.nix
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
    branch = "0.5.1";
  };
  passthru = {
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/0.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/0.7.nix
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
    branch = "0.7";
  };
  passthru = {
@ -45,4 +45,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/celt/default.nix
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
  };
  passthru = {
    updateInfo = {
@ -44,4 +44,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppnetlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppnetlib/default.nix
@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://cpp-netlib.github.com/;
    description = "Provides application layer network support at boost style";
-    license = "boost";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/crypto++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/crypto++/default.nix
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Crypto++, a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes";
    homepage = http://cryptopp.com/;
-    license = "Boost 1.0";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;
    maintainers = [ ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus-glib/default.nix
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  meta = {
    homepage = http://dbus.freedesktop.org;
-    license = "AFL-2.1 or GPL-2";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ afl21 gpl2 ];
    description = "Obsolete glib bindings for D-Bus lightweight IPC mechanism";
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html;
    # Incompatible with GPL. Some changes to the base code, included in faac,
    # are under LGPL though.
-    license = "unfree-redistributable";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/flite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/flite/default.nix
@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "A small, fast run-time speech synthesis engine";
    homepage = http://www.festvox.org/flite/;
-    license = "free-non-copyleft";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
 }
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsm/default.nix
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
  };
  passthru = {
    updateInfo = {
@ -57,4 +57,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/java/classpath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/java/classpath/default.nix
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/;

    # The exception makes it similar to LGPLv2+ AFAICS.
-    license = "GPLv2+ + exception";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2ClasspathPlus;

    maintainers = [ ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/leptonica/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/leptonica/default.nix
@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
    description = "Image processing and analysis library";
    homepage = http://www.leptonica.org/;
    # Its own license: http://www.leptonica.org/about-the-license.html
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcaca/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcaca/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://libcaca.zoy.org/;
    description = "A graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels";
-    license = "WTFPL"; # http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.wtfpl;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
    description = "USB CEC adapter communication library";
    homepage = "http://libcec.pulse-eight.com";
    repositories.git = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git";
-    license = "GPLv2+";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
    platforms = platforms.linux;
    maintainers = [ maintainers.titanous ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    homepage = http://sourceware.org/libffi/;

    # See http://github.com/atgreen/libffi/blob/master/LICENSE .
-    license = "free, non-copyleft";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;

    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
  };
 }
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libharu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libharu/default.nix
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    description = "Cross platform, open source library for generating PDF files";
    homepage = http://libharu.org/wiki/Main_Page;
-    license = "ZLIB/LIBPNG"; # see README.
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.zlib;
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libixp_for_wmii/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libixp_for_wmii/default.nix
@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://libs.suckless.org/libixp;
    description = "stand-alone client/server 9P library";
-    license = "MIT / LPL";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ mit lpl-102 ];
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg-turbo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg-turbo/default.nix
@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://libjpeg-turbo.virtualgl.org/;
    description = "A faster (using SIMD) libjpeg implementation";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.ijg.org/;
    description = "A library that implements the JPEG image file format";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmng/default.nix
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Reference library for reading, displaying, writing and examining Multiple-Image Network Graphics";
    homepage = http://www.libmng.com;
-    license = "zlib/libpng";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.zlib;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ marcweber urkud ];
    hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libopensc-dnie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libopensc-dnie/default.nix
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.dnielectronico.es/descargas/;
    description = "Opensc plugin to access the Spanish national ID smartcard";
-    license = "nonfree";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
    broken = true;
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "The RDF Parser Toolkit";
    homepage = "http://librdf.org/raptor";
-    license = "LGPL-2.1 Apache-2.0";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 asl20 ];
    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "The RDF Parser Toolkit";
    homepage = "http://librdf.org/raptor";
-    license = "LGPL-2.1 Apache-2.0";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 asl20 ];
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ marcweber urkud ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/rasqal.nix
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Library that handles Resource Description Framework (RDF)";
    homepage = "http://librdf.org/rasqal";
-    license = "LGPL-2.1 Apache-2.0";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 asl20 ];
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ marcweber urkud ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsodium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsodium/default.nix
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  meta = {
    description = "Version of NaCl with harwdare tests at runtime, not build time";
-    license = "ISC";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.isc;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ viric ];
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebp/default.nix
@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Tools and library for the WebP image format";

    /* It has its own licence, google-related, but that looks like BSD */
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa-glu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa-glu/default.nix
@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "OpenGL utility library";
    homepage = http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/glu/;
-    license = "bsd"; # SGI-B-2.0, which seems BSD-like
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.sgi-b-20;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "A set of cuda-enabled texture tools and compressors";
    homepage = "http://developer.nvidia.com/object/texture_tools.html";
-    license = "MIT";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physfs/default.nix
@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = "http://icculus.org/physfs/";
    description = "Library to provide abstract access to various archives";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pocketsphinx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pocketsphinx/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "Voice recognition library written in C";
    homepage = http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net;
-    license = "free-non-copyleft";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.qhull.org/;
    description = "Computes the convex hull, Delaunay triangulation, Voronoi diagram and more";
-    license = "free";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Qt widgets for technical applications";
    homepage = http://qwt.sourceforge.net/;
    # LGPL 2.1 plus a few exceptions (more liberal)
-    license = "Qwt License, Version 1.0";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.qwt;
    platforms = platforms.linux;
    maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    description = "Qt widgets for technical applications";
    homepage = http://qwt.sourceforge.net/;
    # LGPL 2.1 plus a few exceptions (more liberal)
-    license = "Qwt License, Version 1.0";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.qwt;
    platforms = platforms.linux;
    maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/blas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/blas/default.nix
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {

  meta = {
    description = "Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms";
-    license = "public domain";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
    homepage = "http://www.netlib.org/blas/";
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/scmccid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/scmccid/default.nix
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    homepage = http://www.scmmicro.com/support/pc-security-support/downloads.html;
    description = "PCSC drivers for linux, for the SCM SCR3310 v2.0 card and others";
-    license = "nonfree";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
  };
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    '';

    # Public domain + permissive (non-copyleft) licensing of some files.
-    license = "public domain";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;

    homepage = http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/SLIB;

--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/speech-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/speech-tools/default.nix
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ rec {
    ];
    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
      linux;
-    license = "free-noncopyleft";
+    license = a.lib.licenses.free;
  };
  passthru = {
    updateInfo = {
@ -63,4 +63,3 @@ rec {
    };
  };
 }) x
-
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix
@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  meta = {
    description = "An implementation of the C++ Standard Library";
    homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/stlport/;
-    license = "free"; # seems BSD-like
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free; # seems BSD-like
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix
@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
  meta = {
    description = "Simple, small, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs";
    homepage = "http://www.grinninglizard.com/tinyxml/index.html";
-    license = "free-non-copyleft";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
  };
 }
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vrpn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vrpn/default.nix
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {

    homepage = http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/vrpn/;

-    license = "BSL1.0"; # Boost Software License,
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;
                        # see # <http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/vrpn/obtaining_vrpn.html>

  };
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More