11 files changed, 18 insertions, 73 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 06a481ad493b..a77b72918558 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ in the release notes and/or placed into UPDATING.
 
 All ports committers are allowed to commit to this file.
 
+20201110:
+AUTHOR: bapt@FreeBSD.org
+
+  Patents are a complicated topic, and their regulation varies depending on
+  jurisdiction. Patents are not necessarily related to the license and so
+  should not be connected to the license framework.
+
+  Patent limitations within the ports tree have been removed and left to the
+  user or consumer to deal with their local legislation to determine if they
+  can use the software without legal restrictions.
+
 20201022:
 AUTHOR: bapt@FreeBSD.org
 
diff --git a/LEGAL b/LEGAL
index 28f559786b91..f80d5413c40d 100644
--- a/LEGAL
+++ b/LEGAL
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ baudline_*		audio/baudline		No redistribution allowed
 BCWipe-*		security/bcwipe		Non-commercial distribution and use only
 bicom*			archivers/bicom		Contact author personally regarding commercial use
 Browser*.tar.gz		net/ldapbrowser		No reply from author regarding redistribution licensing
-bzip-*			archivers/bzip		Some algorithms used may infringe certain US patents.  Opinions differ.  Commercial use could render you liable to unfriendly legal action
 citrix_ica-*		net/citrix_ica		License prohibits redistribution
 arcconf-v*		sysutils/arcconf	May not be redistributed in binary form
 cloudflare-cloudflared*	net/cloudflared		Not sure if we are allowed to redistribute it.
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ komodo-*		editors/komodo-edit	Distribution not permitted
 kzip-*			archivers/kzip		License does not allow redistribution
 l0phtcrack/*		security/l0phtcrack	Parts are under GPL, so binaries should not be distributed.  Contains crypto code from OpenSSL
 ladder.tar		games/ladder		Possible copyright problems
-lame*			audio/lame		patent issues, see http://www.mp3licensing.com/
 lha-1.14i-ac*		archivers/lha-ac	No redistribution allowed
 libaacplus-*		audio/libaacplus	Unclear legal status
 libamrnb/26104-*.zip	audio/libamrnb		unclear legal status, probably need licenses from 3GPP and more
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ serialmail-*		mail/serialmail		No license -- see http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.htm
 serious.sam*		games/linux-ssamtfe	Redistribution limited
 serious.sam*		games/linux-ssamtse	Redistribution limited
 sharefonts-*		x11-fonts/sharefonts	Shareware: cannot be distributed without prior authorization
-sid-milter-*		mail/sid-milter		May incorporate intellectual property, possible patent issues
 simian-*		devel/simian		Have to agree to license before download
 STonX-*			emulators/stonx		Contains ROM (C) by Atari
 stuffit*		archivers/stuffit	Only unmodified original package can be distributed
diff --git a/archivers/bzip/Makefile b/archivers/bzip/Makefile
index 2e22f7cde7de..1c1283005ff5 100644
--- a/archivers/bzip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/bzip/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ COMMENT=	Block-sorting file compressor
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-RESTRICTED=	may be covered by patents
 USE_CSTD=	gnu89
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/bzip bin/bunzip \
diff --git a/audio/lame/Makefile b/audio/lame/Makefile
index 3e6551c01d13..1f92c2724b0c 100644
--- a/audio/lame/Makefile
+++ b/audio/lame/Makefile
@@ -10,16 +10,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME:tl}/${PORTNAME:tl}/3.100
 MAINTAINER=	netchild@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast MP3 encoder kit
 
-LICENSE=		LGPL20+ PATENTS
-LICENSE_COMB=		multi
-LICENSE_NAME_PATENTS=	Intellectual Property Precaution
-LICENSE_FILE_LGPL20+ =	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
-LICENSE_FILE_PATENTS=	${FILESDIR}/lame_patents.txt
-LICENSE_PERMS_PATENTS=	dist-mirror dist-sell no-pkg-mirror no-pkg-sell auto-accept
-# The reason for "no-pkg" was discussed with core:
-# Core feels that the risk versus any potential benefit is not in the
-# project's best interest and we should continue to not package
-# audio/lame.
+LICENSE=		LGPL20+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		iconv libtool
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/audio/lame/files/lame_patents.txt b/audio/lame/files/lame_patents.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d906788c66d..000000000000
--- a/audio/lame/files/lame_patents.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-Intellectual Property Precaution
-
-Verious sources explain that the MP3 patents are expired. Various
-linux distributions provide precompiled LAME packages for download
-since then.
-
-Most sources, (e.g. http://www.mp3licensing.com/) only talk about
-the FhG and Technicolor patent portfolio, but there are also
-portfolios from Sisvel (from Philips) and Nokia (from AT&T -> Lucent
--> Alcatel).
-
-Some "old" patents are now expired, but there are more recent MP3
-patents. Some of the more recent ones are e.g. multi-channel related.
-Multi-channel (>2 channels) is not implemented in LAME, but this
-doesn't mean that there are other patents which could match what
-is implemented in LAME.
-
-There was no investigation (in the LAME project) about which patent
-exists, which one is implemented in LAME, and which one is not (yet)
-expired. As such it is not known if LAME could now be distributed
-as a binary package or not.
-
-Linux distributions seem to go the "let's see if get sued" way,
-FreeBSD does not follow this.
-
diff --git a/databases/mariadb103-server/Makefile b/databases/mariadb103-server/Makefile
index 2aa54784df90..4f52dc6da4eb 100644
--- a/databases/mariadb103-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mariadb103-server/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	brnrd@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	Multithreaded SQL database (server)
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
-LICENSE_NAME_PerconaFT=	PerconaFT patents license
-LICENSE_FILE_PerconaFT=	${WRKSRC}/storage/tokudb/PerconaFT/PATENTS
-LICENSE_PERMS_PerconaFT=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ SNAPPY_CMAKE_OFF=	-DWITH_INNODB_SNAPPY=OFF -DWITH_ROCKSDB_snappy=OFF
 SNAPPY_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy
 TOKUDB_IMPLIES=		SNAPPY
 TOKUDB_PORTDOCS=	README.md
-TOKUDB_VARS=		LICENSE+=PerconaFT LICENSE_COMB=multi
 WSREP_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_WSREP
 WSREP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgalera.so:databases/galera
 WSREP_RUN_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
diff --git a/databases/mariadb104-server/Makefile b/databases/mariadb104-server/Makefile
index 80a2a540f185..ba92f8152f12 100644
--- a/databases/mariadb104-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mariadb104-server/Makefile
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ COMMENT?=	Multithreaded SQL database (server)
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
-LICENSE_NAME_PerconaFT=	PerconaFT patents license
-LICENSE_FILE_PerconaFT=	${WRKSRC}/storage/tokudb/PerconaFT/PATENTS
-LICENSE_PERMS_PerconaFT=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
 
 BROKEN_i386=	compile error: undeclared identifier 'my_atomic_add32'
 
@@ -177,7 +174,6 @@ SNAPPY_CMAKE_OFF=	-DWITH_INNODB_SNAPPY=OFF -DWITH_ROCKSDB_snappy=OFF
 SNAPPY_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy
 TOKUDB_IMPLIES=		SNAPPY
 TOKUDB_PORTDOCS=	README.md
-TOKUDB_VARS=		LICENSE+=PerconaFT LICENSE_COMB=multi
 WSREP_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_WSREP
 WSREP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgalera.so:databases/galera26
 WSREP_RUN_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
diff --git a/graphics/autopano-sift-c/Makefile b/graphics/autopano-sift-c/Makefile
index b66350c20130..093d8c9ede7b 100644
--- a/graphics/autopano-sift-c/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/autopano-sift-c/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libtiff.so:graphics/tiff \
 		libpng.so:graphics/png \
 		libpano13.so:graphics/libpano13
 
-RESTRICTED=	May be covered by patents
-
 CONFLICTS=	autopano-sift-[0-9]*
 
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
diff --git a/mail/sid-milter/Makefile b/mail/sid-milter/Makefile
index 3dff9123eca4..6c4bf281abbb 100644
--- a/mail/sid-milter/Makefile
+++ b/mail/sid-milter/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/SenderID%20Milter/${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	dinoex@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Milter module for sid and spf
 
-RESTRICTED=	May incorporate intellectual property, possible patent issues
-
 USES=		groff
 # on FreeBSD 11 optimized code fails with 'MalformedDomain'
 CFLAGS:=	${CFLAGS:S/-O2//g}
diff --git a/sysutils/exfat-utils/Makefile b/sysutils/exfat-utils/Makefile
index 7fe815b1124c..6c94e6e0071f 100644
--- a/sysutils/exfat-utils/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/exfat-utils/Makefile
@@ -10,16 +10,8 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-utils
 MAINTAINER=	samm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Utilities to create, check, label and dump exFAT filesystem
 
-LICENSE=	GPLv2+ MSPAT
-LICENSE_COMB=	multi
-LICENSE_NAME_MSPAT=	Microsoft exFAT Patent License
-LICENSE_TEXT_MSPAT=	It is important to note that open source and other publicly \
-			available implementations of exFAT do not include a patent \
-			license from Microsoft. A license is required in order to \
-			implement exFAT and use it in a product or device. \
-	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/mtl/exfat-licensing.aspx
-LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2+ =	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
-LICENSE_PERMS_MSPAT=	no-dist-mirror no-dist-sell no-pkg-mirror no-pkg-sell
+LICENSE=	GPLv2+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libublio.so:devel/libublio
 
diff --git a/sysutils/fusefs-exfat/Makefile b/sysutils/fusefs-exfat/Makefile
index 0461d9eb65fe..448a10ed8ec4 100644
--- a/sysutils/fusefs-exfat/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/fusefs-exfat/Makefile
@@ -10,16 +10,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	fusefs-
 MAINTAINER=	samm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Full-featured exFAT FS implementation as a FUSE module
 
-LICENSE=	GPLv2+ MSPAT
-LICENSE_COMB=	multi
-LICENSE_NAME_MSPAT=	Microsoft exFAT Patent License
-LICENSE_TEXT_MSPAT=	It is important to note that open source and other publicly \
-			available implementations of exFAT do not include a patent \
-			license from Microsoft. A license is required in order to \
-			implement exFAT and use it in a product or device. \
-	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/mtl/exfat-licensing.aspx
-LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2+ =	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
-LICENSE_PERMS_MSPAT=	no-dist-mirror no-dist-sell no-pkg-mirror no-pkg-sell
+LICENSE=	GPLv2+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libublio.so:devel/libublio