Lachlan Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > The W3C and the HTML WG are currently negotiating a new copyright > licence for the HTML specifications, and I would like to get some > clarification about whether or not the proposed licence is compatible > with the GPL and the Debian Free Software Guidelines. > > The proposed licence is Option 3, listed here. > http://www.w3.org/2011/03/html-license-options.html#option3
For posterity, I am attaching the complete copy of the three options. In a followup email I will analyze them. Cheers, Walter Landry [email protected] Option 1 -------- Copyright © 2011 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio). W3C liability and trademark rules apply. As a whole, this document may be used according to the terms of the W3C Document License. In addition: * To facilitate implementation of the technical specifications set forth in this document, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative works and portions of this document in software, in supporting materials accompanying software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that all such works include the notice below. HOWEVER, the publication of derivative works of this document for use as a technical specification is expressly prohibited. * Furthermore, all code, pseudo-code, schema, data tables, cascading style sheets, and interface definition language is licensed under the W3C Software License, LGPL 2.1, and MPL 1.1. The notice is: "Copyright © 2011 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio). This software or document includes material copied from or derived from [title and URI of the W3C document]." Option 2 -------- Copyright © 2011 W3C ® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio), All Rights Reserved. W3C liability and trademark rules apply. The W3C Document License applies to this document as a whole; however, to facilitate implementation of the technical specifications set forth in this document you may: 1. copy and modify, without limitation, any code, pseudo-code, schema, data tables, cascading style sheets, interface definition language, and header text in this document in source code for implementation of the technical specifications, and 2. copy and modify reasonable portions of this document for inclusion in software such as, for example, in source code comments, commit messages, documentation of software, test materials, user-interface messages, and supporting materials accompanying software, all in accordance with good software engineering practices, and 3. include reasonable portions of this document in research materials and publications. You may distribute, under any license, the portions used, copied, or modified in accordance with the terms set forth above. Copying, republication, or distribution of any portion of this document must include the following notice: "Copyright © 2011 W3C ® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio). Includes material copied from or derived from [title and URI of the W3C document]." Option 3 -------- Copyright © 2011 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio). W3C liability and trademark rules apply. As a whole, this document may be used according to the terms of the W3C Document License. In addition: * To facilitate implementation of the technical specifications set forth in this document, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative works and portions of this document in software, in supporting materials accompanying software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that all such works include the notice below. * Furthermore, all code, pseudo-code, schema, data tables, cascading style sheets, and interface definition language is licensed under the W3C Software License, LGPL 2.1, and MPL 1.1. The notice is: "Copyright © 2011 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio). This software or document includes material copied from or derived from [title and URI of the W3C document]." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
