UBports installer is listed as proprietary software

[jhl]

I installed UBports a few days ago and was surprised to see that the installer itself was identified by Ubuntu as proprietary software. Is this really the case, or was it misidentified as proprietary?

[libremax]

@jhl With which version of Ubuntu and which tool ?
With 16.04, I got this:

And apt show ubports-installer give also "License: GPL-3.0" as result.

[arubislander]

If you are talking about the snap, it is misidentified in the snap store.
When the uploader does not choose a license (i.e. leaves the selection blank) it shows as proprietary.

[Capsia]

@libremax said in UBports installer is listed as proprietary software:

GPL-3.0

GNU GPL-3.0 isn't proprietary, it is open source:
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

[libremax]

@Capsia Yes, but I don't think anyone's written GPL-3.0 is a proprietary license, so...

[Capsia]

@libremax oh... sorry, I've read two posts together as if it was only one

I can confirm that the installer is marked as GPL also on snap (Ubuntu 20.04)

EDIT:

found where the package is marked as proprietary:

1. Download the deb package from https://ubuntu-touch.io/it_IT/get-ut
2. Open it with Ubuntu Software