Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
On 15/11/2011 3:13, Hendrik Weimer wrote: Rodolfo kix Garcia k...@kix.es writes: Copyright: 1997, Marco van Hylckama Vlieg ma...@windowmaker.info License: public-domain They may be distributed freely and/or modified as long as the original Author is mentioned! This is different from public domain. Just use a generic name such as attribution instead for the first line of the License field. Copyright: 2000, Banlu Kemiyatorn License: public-domain do What The Fuck you want to Public License This should probably be called WTFPL-1. Hendrik Hi Hendrik, thanks a lot for your reply. I am not sure if I can use the WTFPL-1 license in the License field. In the file http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/; are the possible licenses to use, and of course, WTFPL-1 license is not included. The same problem for the field attribution, is not included in the specification. For these reasons I used the license public-domain, because is in the specification. Best Regards, kix. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ec219d3.7070...@kix.es
Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
Le Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 08:50:43AM +0100, Rodolfo kix Garcia a écrit : I am not sure if I can use the WTFPL-1 license in the License field. In the file http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/; are the possible licenses to use, and of course, WTFPL-1 license is not included. Dear Rodolfo, The list in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ is not limitative, you can use WTFPL-1 or any other keyword if you like. The public-domain short name is reserved for cases where the work is really in the public domain in the strict legal sense of it; this is a rare case (for instance, some works of U. S. government employees). Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2015082442.ga27...@merveille.plessy.net
Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:24:42 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: Le Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 08:50:43AM +0100, Rodolfo kix Garcia a écrit : I am not sure if I can use the WTFPL-1 license in the License field. In the file http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/; are the possible licenses to use, and of course, WTFPL-1 license is not included. Dear Rodolfo, The list in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ is not limitative, you can use WTFPL-1 or any other keyword if you like. The public-domain short name is reserved for cases where the work is really in the public domain in the strict legal sense of it; this is a rare case (for instance, some works of U. S. government employees). Have a nice day, Thanks a lot! -- ||// //\\// Rodolfo kix Garcia ||\\// //\\ http://www.kix.es/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/fceab0c2954518015f7b681017c99...@kix.es
Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: The public-domain short name is reserved for cases where the work is really in the public domain in the strict legal sense of it; this is a rare case (for instance, some works of U. S. government employees). US government works are only in the public domain when distributed within the US. In all other countries that have signed the Berne Convention you still need a license, which should also apply to many Debian mirrors. http://www.quantenblog.net/free-software/us-copyright-international Hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877h311lv8@mid.gienah.enyo.de
Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
Le Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 09:49:47AM -0500, Hendrik Weimer a écrit : Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: The public-domain short name is reserved for cases where the work is really in the public domain in the strict legal sense of it; this is a rare case (for instance, some works of U. S. government employees). US government works are only in the public domain when distributed within the US. In all other countries that have signed the Berne Convention you still need a license, which should also apply to many Debian mirrors. http://www.quantenblog.net/free-software/us-copyright-international Hi, at least for the Debian point of view, what I can say is that it redistributes public domain US government works outside US without license, and that the FTP team does not seem to find it problematic, as in my experience it still accepts packages containing such works. Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Debian Med packaging team, http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2015223049.gm25...@merveille.plessy.net
Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
Hello, I am trying to upload a new version of wmaker package. I wrote two sections as public-domain in the copyright file (converting the file to DEP-5). When I put the package at mentors, Paul made me a comment about it. Can you help us? The package is at mentors, and the problem (forwarded mail below) is about two sections: 1) Copyright: 1997, Marco van Hylckama Vlieg ma...@windowmaker.info License: public-domain They may be distributed freely and/or modified as long as the original Author is mentioned! 2) Copyright: 2000, Banlu Kemiyatorn License: public-domain do What The Fuck you want to Public License . Version 1.0, March 2000 Copyright (C) 2000 Banlu Kemiyatorn (]d). 136 Nives 7 Jangwattana 14 Laksi Bangkok Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. . Ok, the purpose of this license is simple and you just . DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO. - - The current version of the wmaker package includes these files. You can download the package from mentors: To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: http://mentors.debian.net/package/wmaker Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/w/wmaker/wmaker_0.95.0-1.dsc Thanks a lot. Best Regards, kix Please, Cc: me, I am not subscribed to this mail-list. Thanks. Original Message Subject: Re: RFS: wmaker Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:36:27 -0500 From: Paul Tagliamonte paul...@ubuntu.com To: Rodolfo kix Garcia k...@kix.es CC: debian-ment...@lists.debian.org On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Rodolfo kix Garcia k...@kix.es wrote: Hi! Thanks Paul!! I have a new version, I will upload it in a few hours (and I will comment your email ;-)), but... I need help with this: [1] Problems in the copyright file with some licenses. What license I need to use? [2] GPL-2 block. I need to add the license to the file? Thanks a lot. Best Regards. [1] On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:00:55 -0500, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Rodolfo kix Garcia k...@kix.es wrote: [snip] ./debian/copyright You say: License: public-domain but then you go on to say: They may be distributed freely and/or modified as long as the original Author is mentioned! That's not public domain :) I'm not sure what to do about this. It looks very BSDish. debian-legal might be the best place to ask. Also: License: public-domain do What The Fuck you want to Public License WTF license!! ;-) I try to select one license, but I found nothing. http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ What should I do? I'm not sure. I'll pass this off to someone who knows what they're doing :) [2] This might be OK to call public-domain, but I'm not sure that statement is a good legal release. debian-legal to the rescue again, I think. Lastly: you have a GPL-2 block without files. No. Is the License paragraph. Is not correct? Ah, I see what you did. That's for the bit up on the top. I seem to recall that not being right, but I'm not sure :) Add that block to the top where you have the Files: *, a blank line signifies a full stop, next block, forget what I just said. Don't worry about it being neat, just worry about it being correct :) [snip] Best of luck! Paul -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- ||// //\\// Rodolfo kix Garcia ||\\// //\\ http://www.kix.es/ -T -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ec18d23.7000...@kix.es
Re: Fwd: Re: RFS: wmaker
Rodolfo kix Garcia k...@kix.es writes: Copyright: 1997, Marco van Hylckama Vlieg ma...@windowmaker.info License: public-domain They may be distributed freely and/or modified as long as the original Author is mentioned! This is different from public domain. Just use a generic name such as attribution instead for the first line of the License field. Copyright: 2000, Banlu Kemiyatorn License: public-domain do What The Fuck you want to Public License This should probably be called WTFPL-1. Hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874ny66sl9@mid.gienah.enyo.de
