Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-13 Thread Arthur de Jong
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Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-10 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Matt Kraai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-05-04 07:53]: > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 01:09:21AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 11:17:29AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: >>> I would say, we definitely need to relicense our website[1], then >> >> I agree. > > Given that we h

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-06 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 2 May 2004 02:38:13 +0200 Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > Further license summaries will be included soon, Great! Your job is really appreciated! We Debian enthusiasts have our own list of licenses, at last! :-) -- | GnuPG Key ID = DD6DFCF4 | You're compiling a program Franc

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-06 Thread Francesco Poli
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:44:46 +0200 Andreas Barth wrote: > I'm just preparing a summary of the three "example licenses" GPL, BSD > and artistic, so that we can add these also on this page. Also, Frank > is about to summarize older discussions. Good job! I think that having clear statements even on

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Jakob Bohm wrote: > Another common cause of non-distributable software happen when a > single program combines parts under different free licenses** > that conflict with each other in some way that makes the > combination null and void. s/null and void/undistributable/ Or, "some way which means t

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-05 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 01:00:50PM -0600, doug jensen wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 03:49:34AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > > Please take a look and comment. The pages are currently not linked nor > > mentioned on the rest of the website. I will add this after giving you > > some time for f

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-04 Thread Matt Kraai
On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 01:09:21AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 11:17:29AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > > * Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-04-30 03:49]: > > > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > > > pages of the securit

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-04 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to -www.] On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 11:17:29AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > * Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-04-30 03:49]: > > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > > pages of the security team), put them online and added a first

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-03 Thread doug jensen
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 03:49:34AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > Please take a look and comment. The pages are currently not linked nor > mentioned on the rest of the website. I will add this after giving you > some time for feedback and improval suggestions. The following is presented only as

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 03:35:04AM +0200, Jakob Bohm wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 03:49:34AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > > http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ (and every other mirror of > > course). > > > > Please take a look and comment. The pages are currently not linked nor > > ment

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 04:12:28AM +0100, Lewis Jardine wrote: > >Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > >>pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > >>license, OPL, based on the summar

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 11:17:29AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > * Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-04-30 03:49]: > > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > > pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > > license, OPL, based on the

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 06:47:31AM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote: > * Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040430 01:47]: > > * Mahesh T. Pai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040430 10:40]: > > > 1. where should somebody go to if (s)he wants to check if the FOO > > > license is DFSG compliant? Obviously, lice

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 10:29:13PM -0400, Jeremy Hankins wrote: > Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > > pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > > license, OPL, based on the summary on

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-05-01 Thread Jakob Bohm
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 03:49:34AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > Hi. > > http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ (and every other mirror of > course). > > Please take a look and comment. The pages are currently not linked nor > mentioned on the rest of the website. I will add this after giving

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Jakob Bohm
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 04:12:28AM +0100, Lewis Jardine wrote: > >Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > >>pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > >>license, OPL, based on the summar

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Grant Bowman
* Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040430 01:47]: > * Mahesh T. Pai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040430 10:40]: > > 1. where should somebody go to if (s)he wants to check if the FOO > > license is DFSG compliant? Obviously, licenses which were in Debian > > for ever (like the GNU GPL) will not be

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-04-30 03:49]: > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > license, OPL, based on the summary on debian-legal by Jeremy Hankins. I would say, we definitely

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mahesh T. Pai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040430 10:40]: > 1. where should somebody go to if (s)he wants to check if the FOO > license is DFSG compliant? Obviously, licenses which were in Debian > for ever (like the GNU GPL) will not be mentioned in these pages. I'm just preparing a summary of

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
(-www should please cc me in reply - MFT is set.) Frank Lichtenheld said on Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 03:49:34AM +0200,: > As some of you might have known/noticed, Andreas Barth and I worked > on a way to present the findings of debian-legal on the Debian > website. > You can find these p

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-29 Thread Lewis Jardine
Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the pages of the security team), put them online and added a first license, OPL, based on the summary on debian-legal by Jeremy Hankins. You can find these pages on http://www.debian

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-29 Thread Jeremy Hankins
Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just completed the first version of these pages (loosly based on the > pages of the security team), put them online and added a first > license, OPL, based on the summary on debian-legal by Jeremy > Hankins. You can find these pages on > http://www