Re: [Mixxx-devel] [Fwd: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the forums. Thanks! (#780)]
I would prefer that we not collect signatures for preset contributors. The reasons being that it will be hard to disentangle "real copyright owners of the Mixxx codebase" from "people whose files we are distributing with Mixxx" if we ever need to in the future. They are very different in legal standing! If the installer is unclear, we should add the text: "All community presets bundled with the permission of their respective authors. Consult the preset file for licensing details or EULA." On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Owen Williams wrote: > > ok I posted the link to the agreement on the forum > > On Thu, 2015-11-19 at 17:05 +0100, Sébastien BLAISOT wrote: > > > > > > from a phylosophical point of vue, the presets are bundled inside our > > packages/installers and the licence agremment attached to that > > package/installer doesn't make any difference between mapping and core > > code IIRC. > > > > So making contributors sign the agreement doesn't hurt and avoid > > future question that can be directed to this bundling. > > > > --- > > Sébastien Blaisot > > > > > > Le 19/11/2015 16:37, Sean M. Pappalardo - D.J. Pegasus a écrit : > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/19/2015 07:10 AM, Owen Williams wrote: > > > > do we need to get this forum user to sign the contributor > > > > agreement? > > > > Controller stuff is always hazy for me > > > > > > The main reason for that agreement is to allow us to make license > > > changes to the source code if needed without having to track down > > > every > > > past developer to get their permission. Since controller presets are > > > sort of "at arm's length" (not compiled in, just distributed with > > > the > > > application,) they can have their own licenses. So we really just > > > need > > > permission to distribute them with the application, since if we ever > > > change the application's license, it wouldn't necessarily apply to > > > the > > > controller presets themselves. > > > > > > That said, it wouldn't hurt to have preset writers sign the > > > agreement > > > because it would avoid any future confusion. It's just not required. > > > > > > IANAL so correct me if any of this is wrong. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Sean M. Pappalardo > > > "D.J. Pegasus" > > > Mixxx Developer - Controller Specialist > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > > > http://mixxx.org > > > > > > > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > > > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > > -- > > ___ > > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > > http://mixxx.org > > > > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > > > > > -- > ___ > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > http://mixxx.org > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > -- ___ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
Re: [Mixxx-devel] [Fwd: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the forums. Thanks! (#780)]
ok I posted the link to the agreement on the forum On Thu, 2015-11-19 at 17:05 +0100, Sébastien BLAISOT wrote: > > > from a phylosophical point of vue, the presets are bundled inside our > packages/installers and the licence agremment attached to that > package/installer doesn't make any difference between mapping and core > code IIRC. > > So making contributors sign the agreement doesn't hurt and avoid > future question that can be directed to this bundling. > > --- > Sébastien Blaisot > > > Le 19/11/2015 16:37, Sean M. Pappalardo - D.J. Pegasus a écrit : > > > > > > > On 11/19/2015 07:10 AM, Owen Williams wrote: > > > do we need to get this forum user to sign the contributor > > > agreement? > > > Controller stuff is always hazy for me > > > > The main reason for that agreement is to allow us to make license > > changes to the source code if needed without having to track down > > every > > past developer to get their permission. Since controller presets are > > sort of "at arm's length" (not compiled in, just distributed with > > the > > application,) they can have their own licenses. So we really just > > need > > permission to distribute them with the application, since if we ever > > change the application's license, it wouldn't necessarily apply to > > the > > controller presets themselves. > > > > That said, it wouldn't hurt to have preset writers sign the > > agreement > > because it would avoid any future confusion. It's just not required. > > > > IANAL so correct me if any of this is wrong. > > > > Sincerely, > > Sean M. Pappalardo > > "D.J. Pegasus" > > Mixxx Developer - Controller Specialist > > > > > > -- > > > > ___ > > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > > http://mixxx.org > > > > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > -- > ___ > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > http://mixxx.org > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel -- ___ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
Re: [Mixxx-devel] [Fwd: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the forums. Thanks! (#780)]
from a phylosophical point of vue, the presets are bundled inside our packages/installers and the licence agremment attached to that package/installer doesn't make any difference between mapping and core code IIRC. So making contributors sign the agreement doesn't hurt and avoid future question that can be directed to this bundling. --- Sébastien Blaisot Le 19/11/2015 16:37, Sean M. Pappalardo - D.J. Pegasus a écrit : > On 11/19/2015 07:10 AM, Owen Williams wrote: > >> do we need to get this forum user to sign the contributor agreement? >> Controller stuff is always hazy for me > > The main reason for that agreement is to allow us to make license > changes to the source code if needed without having to track down every > past developer to get their permission. Since controller presets are > sort of "at arm's length" (not compiled in, just distributed with the > application,) they can have their own licenses. So we really just need > permission to distribute them with the application, since if we ever > change the application's license, it wouldn't necessarily apply to the > controller presets themselves. > > That said, it wouldn't hurt to have preset writers sign the agreement > because it would avoid any future confusion. It's just not required. > > IANAL so correct me if any of this is wrong. > > Sincerely, > Sean M. Pappalardo > "D.J. Pegasus" > Mixxx Developer - Controller Specialist > > -- > > > ___ > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > http://mixxx.org [1] > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel [2] Links: -- [1] http://mixxx.org [2] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel -- ___ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
Re: [Mixxx-devel] [Fwd: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the forums. Thanks! (#780)]
On 11/19/2015 07:10 AM, Owen Williams wrote: > do we need to get this forum user to sign the contributor agreement? > Controller stuff is always hazy for me The main reason for that agreement is to allow us to make license changes to the source code if needed without having to track down every past developer to get their permission. Since controller presets are sort of "at arm's length" (not compiled in, just distributed with the application,) they can have their own licenses. So we really just need permission to distribute them with the application, since if we ever change the application's license, it wouldn't necessarily apply to the controller presets themselves. That said, it wouldn't hurt to have preset writers sign the agreement because it would avoid any future confusion. It's just not required. IANAL so correct me if any of this is wrong. Sincerely, Sean M. Pappalardo "D.J. Pegasus" Mixxx Developer - Controller Specialist smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- ___ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
[Mixxx-devel] [Fwd: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the forums. Thanks! (#780)]
do we need to get this forum user to sign the contributor agreement? Controller stuff is always hazy for me Forwarded Message > From: Sebastien BLAISOT > Reply-to: mixxxdj/mixxx +000d906cb90481ea05ca72d15572950b649327d02a502a1492cf00011265a65b92a169ce0705e...@reply.github.com> > To: mixxxdj/mixxx > Cc: Owen Williams > Subject: Re: [mixxx] Incorporate new mapping from bestdani on the > forums. Thanks! (#780) > Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:01:47 -0800 > > > > No new file => no need to update windows installer. > Wiki page almost empty => I asked on the forum for someone to update > the wiki page. > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub. > > -- ___ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
