On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 09:05:56AM +0100, felix winkelmann wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Peter Bex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > While converting some more documentation to the wiki, I noticed something > > weird: > > > > * There's both a tk and a PS-tk egg. Neither of these is marked > > deprecated. > > * PS-tk seems to be a derivative of tk > > * PS-tk has a BSD license, tk has some "Bremer License" I never heard of > > > > Are these really so different that neither can be marked deprecated? And > > what's up with the license? My German is not very good and I certainly > > can't translate 7 pages of German legalese, but I doubt that this is > > compatible with the simple 3-clause BSD license, so can PS-tk just change > > the license like that? > > > > To make matters worse, the original "scheme_wish" code upon which both > > say they're based is for "noncommercial use only" > > (according to a small note at http://pi7.fernuni-hagen.de/hartrumpf/) > > > > Can someone please clear this up? > > > > Sven Hartrumpf is the one to ask about scheme_wish, but I believe that > all three authors (Sven, Wolf-Dieter Busch and Nils Holm) were in > contact at one time or another, and, being german, are likely to have > taken all steps to ensure everything has been settled and licenced > correctly and legally waterproof.
Ah, thanks for your response. I'll take it up with them and report back. How about the deprecation? Should the 'tk' egg be deprecated considering PS-tk is a continuation of that work? Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth
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