Re: [Fwd: Re: [cc-licenses] Comments on the latest public CC draft]

2007-03-01 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Francesco Poli [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I think that requiring a credit at least as prominent as the credits for the other contributing authors for a small contribution is requiring excessive credit. That's why I consider this clause as a non-free restriction. As I

Re: [Pkg-fonts-devel] Open Font License 1.1 Released

2007-03-01 Thread Nicolas Spalinger
MJ Ray wrote: Nicolas Spalinger wrote: Many other key reviewers [namedrops] explained that the name change requirement is a desirable feature for fonts and that so-called ready-to-eat derivatives are problematic. A branch is something different by definition and it should identify itself as

Re: Java in Debian advice result

2007-03-01 Thread Walter Landry
John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back in summer 2006, there was a thread regarding the inclusion of Sun's Java under the DLJ in Debian's non-free area on its FTP site. Questions about the license were raised at that time. In my then-capacity as president of SPI, I asked SPI's attorney

Re: [Fwd: Re: [cc-licenses] Comments on the latest public CC draft]

2007-03-01 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:55:07 + Anthony W. Youngman wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Francesco Poli [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I think that requiring a credit at least as prominent as the credits for the other contributing authors for a small contribution is requiring excessive credit.

Re: [Pkg-fonts-devel] Open Font License 1.1 Released

2007-03-01 Thread Francesco Poli
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:02:36 +0100 Nicolas Spalinger wrote: [...] A branch is something different by definition and it should identify itself as such and not masquerade itself as something else to the user. The font name protection is a key feature of the OFL to guaranty artistic integrity