Re: Nmap Public Source License Version 0.94 - Is it DFSG-compliant?

2022-09-08 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Francesco" == Francesco Poli writes: Francesco> I am under the impression that a more correct way to Francesco> achieve the same results (free or non-free) would be to Francesco> create a different license, possibly reusing some parts Francesco> of the GNU GPL v2, but

Re: Nmap Public Source License Version 0.94 - Is it DFSG-compliant?

2022-09-08 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:35:59 -0600 Sam Hartman wrote: > > "Francesco" == Francesco Poli writes: > > Francesco> So licensing under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 and then > Francesco> adding further restrictions creates a self-contradiction. > Francesco> That does not seem a correct

Re: Nmap Public Source License Version 0.94 - Is it DFSG-compliant?

2022-09-08 Thread Hilko Bengen
* Samuel Henrique: > So now having read a bit more about this whole thing. > > The GPL restrictions do seem quite similar to what the NPSL have, > related to Derivative Works, have a look at this from the FSF > website[0]: > """ > What is the difference between an “aggregate” and other kinds of >

Re: Nmap Public Source License Version 0.94 - Is it DFSG-compliant?

2022-09-08 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Francesco" == Francesco Poli writes: Francesco> So licensing under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 and then Francesco> adding further restrictions creates a self-contradiction. Francesco> That does not seem a correct way to apply the GPL... No, it does not. That term--the term