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On Unix & Linux, what license governs usage rights for the '.profile' file? Also what entity can be questioned about compliance?

Enkouyami
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    I'm not sure any license applies to it. You write it so apply whatever arbitrary license you want. `/etc/profile` probably falls under whatever license your OS is distributed under. – jesse_b Nov 01 '19 at 18:35
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    This may be a better question for https://opensource.stackexchange.com/ though – jesse_b Nov 01 '19 at 18:40
  • [Debian’s `.profile`](https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~doko/+junk/pkg-bash-debian/view/head:/skel.profile) doesn’t have any [licensing information](https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~doko/+junk/pkg-bash-debian/view/head:/copyright), which is a bug... – Stephen Kitt Nov 01 '19 at 19:11
  • The `~/.profile` file is usually written and/or customised by each individual user, if it is used at all. Are you specifically referring to the `/etc/skel/.profile` file? On what Unix specifically? – Kusalananda Nov 01 '19 at 20:50
  • @Kusalananda, Unix v7 and I was reffering to the '.profile' in every user's folder; the /etc/skel/.profile file doesn't exist in every distro in Linux. – Enkouyami Nov 05 '19 at 02:33

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