Re: Live CD and Package Licenses
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 02:46:22PM -0500, Jamin W. Collins wrote: Where could I find out why a given package is in non-US? Specifically, I'm interesting in the following packages: gnomemeeting - stable/non-US/main - GPL Seems to be in sids' main. Maybe it just missed out on making the crypto-in-main transition before woody was released? It's possible some of the codecs it uses are patented in the US as well. libopenh323-1.7.4 - stable/non-US/main - MPL Same again? libpt-1.2.0 - stable/non-US/main - MPL Also links against OpenSSL, but it seems to be just a GUI library. Your best bet would be searching the debian-legal archives, and maybe asking there if you can't find previous discussions. Also check the BTS, there might be bugs about moving them into main already. -rob msg08012/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Live CD and Package Licenses
I've put together a Live CD for the Sony VAIO C1VN that I would like to release to the public, and would like to make sure that I'm not doing something wrong. I don't think I am, but I would like to be sure. The areas of concern that I've come up with so far are: - Licensing - Package pool section (normal vs non-US) Did I miss anything? So far, I've put together a small script to get the packages installed along with their versions. Does anyone know of a way to automate the listing of a package's license? I like to be able to step through the Debian packages that are installed and pull up what license the package is under. How does one license something like this? Can I just indicate that the packages have their own licenses and those conditions apply? -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Live CD and Package Licenses
On Friday 18 October 2002 10:23, Jamin W.Collins wrote: I've put together a Live CD for the Sony VAIO C1VN that I would like to release to the public, and would like to make sure that I'm not doing something wrong. I don't think I am, but I would like to be sure. The areas of concern that I've come up with so far are: - Licensing - Package pool section (normal vs non-US) provided you used only the contents of main the licensing should not be an issue. That is the whole point of main. The only possible caveat would be if the cd contained a package which had something like the old apache advertising license. If you added items from non-free or contrib you should check over those licenses. As for the non-US stuff this may be more complex. I am not sure of what you have to do here. It may be required that you notify the US gov't or perhaps Debian's work here makes it so you do not need to. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Live CD and Package Licenses
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:46:43 -0700 Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gnomemeeting - openh323 - libqt - ssl. Cool... so I chould be good. Thanks. -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
