On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:15:04 -0500 Michael Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On Thursday, 01 December 2005, at 15:47:01 (+0900), > Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > > it provides the rights to duplicate and modify freely as long as you > > give credit as to the source, provide source, or email the > > authors. read it. this means you CAN distribute it under the same > > name - with modifications and/or changes. > > I have read it many times. Nowhere does it specifically state "you > CAN distribute it under the same name - with modifications and/or > changes." Thus, drawing this conclusion is a result of > INTERPRETATION, not merely READING, and is thus subject to judicial > review. as I was the one who wrote up the license BASED on the BSD (very closely) with some more liberal changes, I am explicitly expressing intention and meaning. that license has been copied around and thus is inheriting the same intentions. as copying and re-distributing copy the name as it is embedded as part of the work (in the code, build scripts etc.) copying would imply the name can be copied too as it is an intrinsic part of the work. > There's a reason nobody forked XFree86's code base prior to the > license change and maintained the XFree86 name. Everyone changing to > Xorg (or xorg-x11 for packages) was a royal pain in the ass. But it > was necessary because using XFree86 would have created confusion and, > more than likely, a legal battle. that's BECAUSE there is a CLAUSE in their license that we do not have. i quote: Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other deal- ings in this Software without prior written authorization from the XFree86 Project. ... Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the X Consortium. X Window System is a trademark of X Consortium, Inc. ... Except as contained in this notice, the name of The Open Group shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group. etc. notice the x/mit license include an EXPLICIT denial of the ability to use the name. > Same applies here. The license gives permission for things one can do > to the source code and documentation, not the product name. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > n + 1, Inc., http://www.nplus1.net/ Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "I don't kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them > above globes. They freak out and yell, 'Whoa, I'm way too high!' " > -- Bruce Baum > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
