Lee, I second your final paragraph.
Cheers, Chris. On 27/09/2007, Lee McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure you could sign this off as free. Like you said, there > are no obvious restrictions on this package. I would interpret this > license as free but not copylefted. The line that allows for > distribution of binaries of modified source suggests that modified > versions could be closed up, but the original package remains free. > > I'm not familiar with how ispell works, but I would imagine that patches > for the package would be in source code format and therefore fine. Even > if patches were in binary format, I would doubt that it affects the > freedom of the original package. > > The original ispell program has a similar license. It allows for > distribution of source or binaries, and although this is considered > sub-optimum by the FSF (because it is not protected by copy-left) it is > still free software as it does not deprive users of any of the four > basic freedoms. > > I understand your hesitance, because the language in licenses can be > vague at best. If you are still unsure, try e-mailing the maintainer > with your questions. For what it is worth, I would be comfortable > signing that package off as free. > > Lee > > On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 18:37 +0930, Rhys Moyne wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a question about the final package > > in MAIN/ r. The license states: > > > > > Permission to use, copy, redistribute is granted. Permission to > > > redistribute modifications in patch form is granted. Permission > > > to redistribute binaries made of modified sources is granted. > > > All other rights reserved. > > > > I'm fairly sure that this can be classified as free software but I want > > to make sure. Specifically, I'm wondering about the modification in > > patch form part. > > > > Looking at the Free Software Definition, it seems that this license > > gives the user all four freedoms, so I suppose it is free software, but > > I'd just like to make sure. > > > > Can anyone else help confirm this? > > > > Thanks, > > Rhys. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iD8DBQFG+3LTyoyuVp8cSLgRApWiAKCJhZ4xTfkAbYfV3uPK55frL5TxlgCfdyF5 > > +RxOhg6HrQgPZqqOAxICMhY= > > =dpQa > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gNewSense-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > gNewSense-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > -- Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ A great GNU/Linux distro: http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
