Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Dariusz Dwornikowski
Hi, I encountered this license while packaging (as in this file [1]). My questions is, what type of license is it, and is it DFSG compatible ? Please CC me, I am not on the list. [1] https://bitbucket.org/vinay.sajip/dictconfig/raw/53b3c32dea4694cd3fb2f14b3159d66d3da10bc0/src/dictconfig.py

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread MJ Ray
Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: I encountered this license while packaging (as in this file [1]). My questions is, what type of license is it, and is it DFSG compatible ? Please CC me, I am not on the list. [1]

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Dariusz Dwornikowski
On 26.08.14 15:44:44, MJ Ray wrote: Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: I encountered this license while packaging (as in this file [1]). My questions is, what type of license is it, and is it DFSG compatible ? Please CC me, I am not on the list. [1]

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Jonathan Paugh
On 08/26/2014 10:03 AM, Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: On 26.08.14 15:44:44, MJ Ray wrote: Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: I encountered this license while packaging (as in this file [1]). My questions is, what type of license is it, and is it DFSG compatible ? Please CC me, I am not on the list.

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 03:44:02PM +0100, MJ Ray a écrit : Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: I encountered this license while packaging (as in this file [1]). My questions is, what type of license is it, and is it DFSG compatible ? Please CC me, I am not on the list. [1]

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Riley Baird
The only thing I'm not sure about is whether it's OK for other people also called Vinay Sajip to release changes under their own name. Anyone know? If not, then it fails DFSG. Here is the problematic text: the name of Vinay Sajip not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to

Re: Question about a custom license from dictconfig

2014-08-26 Thread Dariusz Dwornikowski
non-advertisement clauses are very frequent and I have not seen that they cause a problem. Also, the license in question is already present in a large number of files in Debian. http://codesearch.debian.net/search?prev=q=the+name+of+Vinay+Sajip Just a side effect, I noticed that xen