-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 George Danchev wrote: > On Saturday 17 September 2005 13:45, MJ Ray wrote: >>Damyan Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>IDPL 1.0 is MPL-derivate. >>>http://flamerobin.sourceforge.net/license.html >>>http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.0.txt > > I think MPL is doomed. Nothing to comment about it. > >>>My question is: Will FlameRobin be accepted in main? >> >>Only ftpmasters can say for sure. I think this is a practical problem >>for ftpmasters and mirror operators: >> >>3.2. Availability of Source Code. [...] >> >>and I think this is a lawyerbomb: >> >>3.4. Intellectual Property Matters >> >>>Or should I try to convince upstream to change the license? >> >>I think so, if you can. Might be a difficult sell, though. >> >>>Is IDPL 1.0 more DFSG-friendly than MPL 1.0? (I make this >>>assumption because noone objected against recently uploaded firebird2) >> >>What are the differences? >> >>That assumption probably isn't reliable. > > Agreed. This could be classified as legal bug. > > About IDPL: > > #11 - choice-of-venue - bad. > #13 - multiple-licensed code - look promising. We should try to convince > upstream to double licensed the whole thing with GPL.
Thank you both for sharing your opinions. I'll see what I can do in convincing upstream of FlameRobin/IBPP to at least dual-license their work. I'll have to achieve the right attitude and find the right words, though. dam - -- Damyan Ivanov 0x9725F63B Creditreform Bulgaria [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.creditreform.bg/ phone: +359(2)928-2611, 929-3993 fax: +359(2)920-0994 mob. +359(88)856-6067 ICQ 3028500 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/Gaim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDLmX4Hqjlqpcl9jsRAt8BAJ9MJcoN6XgQI9Eq39b15kdC//e6QgCfRCqU R71IaecJyG2p4VUs7xBb0zM= =8ecx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
