Hi Eur, Before I go in more details, please answer this question:
Do you think it's fair to allow people to distribute programmed PICs, when they used jallib and benefit from all our work ? Do you think it's fair ? Seb -- Sébastien Lelong http://www.sirloon.net http://sirbot.org 2008/11/3 Eur van Andel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 2 Nov 2008, at 23:36 , Sebastien LELONG wrote: > > Again: try distributing a PIC without paper and a hex file (not in a > PIC itself) without space for a 2k attribution! > For the same reasons as above, this is impossible. If anything on > this planet is shipped, it is with paper. > If a hex file is sent in electronic form, it can easily be > accompagnied by a 2k ASCII file. > > > OK, then the problem is the license is too big ? > > > No it is just fine. > > So, what about something like this: "redistribution of binaries must > reproduce > this copyright notice. If not possible because too big, it should at least > > mention the jallib website", where people will find this notice." > > > Make a specific execption for distribution in burned/flashed PICs, because > that is Wouters problem. > > Is this impossible too ? If you agree (and Eur) with this, great ! I hope > you'll notice this completely different from removing the clause itself. > > > Also, the mentioning of the jallib site itself inside a PIC is not > straightforward. Should that be in ASCII? In Flash or EEPROM? > If in ASCII, should that be in the form of RETLW X instructions, where X is > the ASCII code? > > Nobody can read that. > > Again, the best way is to make an execption for hex file distribution and > PIC distribution. > > We should add a clause that if anything else is distributed, like email, > zip files, paper, etc. then attribution is mandatory. > > > Here is an example: > > Copyright (c) 2008, jallib respective authors, > http://jallib.googlecode.com > All rights reserved. > > Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > modification, > are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: > > * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > notice, > this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > notice, > this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the > documentation > and/or other materials provided with the distribution. > * Redistributions in the form of hex files or programmed PIC > microcontrollers do not > need to include the above copyright notice, this list of conditions > and the following disclaimer. If there is accompanying material that > can easily > contain he above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the > following disclaimer, > for instance, but not limited to: paper, text files, emails, > the above copyright notice, > this list of conditions and the following disclaimer must be > included. > * Neither the name of jallib nor the names of its contributors may be > used to > endorse or promote products derived from this software without > specific prior > written permission. > > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" > AND > ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE > IMPLIED > WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE > DISCLAIMED. > IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY > DIRECT, > INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES > (INCLUDING, BUT > NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, > DATA, OR > PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF > LIABILITY, > WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR > OTHERWISE) > ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE > POSSIBILITY > OF SUCH DAMAGE. > > > > > > > Seb > -- > Sébastien LELONG > http://www.sirloon.net > http://sirbot.org > > > > > --- > > ir EE van Andel [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.fiwihex.nl > > Fiwihex B.V. Wierdensestraat 74, NL7604BK Almelo, Netherlands > > tel+31-546-491106 fax+31-546-491107 > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jallib" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jallib?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
