Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 02:14:13PM +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: Only blocking issues are that there are some subtrees licensed GPL or LGPL without any version info given; while those need to be GPLv2 or later in order to have a chance to be compatible with Apache 2.0. The GPL and LGPL when specified with no license version restriction explicitly allow the recipient to use any version ever published by the FSF. So this is not a problem. - Jimmy Kaplowitz ji...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 04:40:48PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 02:14:13PM +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: Only blocking issues are that there are some subtrees licensed GPL or LGPL without any version info given; while those need to be GPLv2 or later in order to have a chance to be compatible with Apache 2.0. The GPL and LGPL when specified with no license version restriction explicitly allow the recipient to use any version ever published by the FSF. So this is not a problem. curious ... is that written in the GPL itself? - Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:00:36AM +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 04:40:48PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 02:14:13PM +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: Only blocking issues are that there are some subtrees licensed GPL or LGPL without any version info given; while those need to be GPLv2 or later in order to have a chance to be compatible with Apache 2.0. The GPL and LGPL when specified with no license version restriction explicitly allow the recipient to use any version ever published by the FSF. So this is not a problem. curious ... is that written in the GPL itself? Yes, it's in the (legally binding part of the) text of both the GPL and the LGPL, in the sections regarding revised versions of those licenses. - Jimmy Kaplowitz ji...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
Well ... check out our current package in the chromium-daily ppa ... thats the progress we are making. feel free to help on the licensing issues left - which is a huge effort still imo ... the upstream bug on this is here: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28291 On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 01:15:41PM +, Martin Michlmayr wrote: Copying Alexander Sack to your question: * Guido Trotter ultrot...@debian.org [2009-11-17 10:42]: Hi, Any news on this? Otherwise it might be wise to retitle as RFP. (I will do this in 7 days, if the package is not uploaded, or there is no further comment regarding this on the bug). Thanks, Guido - Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
Copying Alexander Sack to your question: * Guido Trotter ultrot...@debian.org [2009-11-17 10:42]: Hi, Any news on this? Otherwise it might be wise to retitle as RFP. (I will do this in 7 days, if the package is not uploaded, or there is no further comment regarding this on the bug). Thanks, Guido -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#520324: Any news on this? :)
Hi, Any news on this? Otherwise it might be wise to retitle as RFP. (I will do this in 7 days, if the package is not uploaded, or there is no further comment regarding this on the bug). Thanks, Guido -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
