Hi, Thanks for notifying the issue. I will put it on my agenda for August to investigate. FSF is also still looking into our Python script licensing FAQ, which seems to be not accurate or even incorrect. I also contacted the Carve author about the GPL2 license.
First, Siggraph! :) -Ton- -------------------------------------------------------- Ton Roosendaal - [email protected] - www.blender.org Chairman Blender Foundation - Producer Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A - 1018AD Amsterdam - The Netherlands On 18 Jul, 2013, at 15:10, IRIE Shinsuke wrote: > Yeah, the section 7 of GPLv3 indicates two facts: > > - The GPL needs modification (the additional term) for the embedded > font part to prohibit the derivative works from using "Bitstream" or > "Arev" names > > - Prohibition of sale of the font only package is "further restriction" > wihch cannot be allowed by the additional terms > > So I conclude that the Bfont and Bmonofont cannot be embedded in the > Blender executable without violating the GPL. > > IRIE Shinsuke > > 13/07/18, David Jeske wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 11:20 PM, IRIE Shinsuke >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Apache 1.1 license is incompatible with the GPL for the similar >>> restrictions (The derivative works are prohibited from using "Apache" >>> names without prior written permission). >>> >>> http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Apache1.1 >> >> >> FWIW, GPLv3 seems to specifically allow renaming clauses under section >> 7.(c,e) >> >> 7.Additional Terms. >> ... >> Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, for material you add >> to a covered work, you may (if authorized by the copyright holders of that >> material) supplement the terms of this License with terms: >> ... >> c) Prohibiting misrepresentation of the origin of that material, or >> requiring that modified versions of such material be *marked in reasonable >> ways as different from the original version*; or >> >> e) *Declining to grant rights* under trademark law for use of some *trade >> names, trademarks, or service marks*; or >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
