I'm sure that others in the group know this for sure and will correct me if I'm wrong:-), but my memory of the transition from SGML to XML is that "XML is SGML."
That is, a valid XML instance is also a valid SGML instance (the reverse, obviously, is not true:-). If that is true, then it would seem that this license would still be fine (IANAL, but OASIS surely has one or more and could tell you for sure). Richard Hamilton ------- XML Press XML for Technical Communicators http://xmlpress.net [email protected] On Feb 27, 2016, at 14:51, [email protected] wrote: > > There are entity (.ent) files copyrighted by OASIS under the > following licence: > > Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this entity set > and its accompanying documentation for any purpose and without > fee is hereby granted in perpetuity, provided that the above > copyright notice and this paragraph appear in all copies. The > copyright holders make no representation about the suitability > of the entities for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without > expressed or implied warranty. > > But the files say they are derived from files under this licence: > > Copyright (C) 1986 International Organization for Standardization > Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming > SGML systems and applications as defined in ISO 8879, provided > this notice is included in all copies. > > Did OASIS get permission to relicence the files, or think that the > derivation was trivial enough to not matter? By just looking at > the licence information of the files, it seems they are violating > the copyright of the original files. > > There is also the fact that the original licence only gives > permission to copy for use 'with conforming SGML systems and > applications', so if DocBook does not conform to SGML, it would > also be a licence violation. > > An example file is attached. > <ISOgrk1.ent> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
