Bug#689919: Question on AFL 3.0 section 9

2012-10-08 Thread Peter Samuelson
Larry, As author of the AFL v3.0, can you comment on some concerns raised about it by Francesco Poli at https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2012/09/msg00082.html ? Francesco's message is somewhat long, so here is the most important concern. (I read the relevant section of your book,

Bug#689919: Question on AFL 3.0 section 9

2012-10-08 Thread Lawrence Rosen
Peter Samuel asked: Would this then mean it is inappropriate for Debian to distribute AFL-v3.0-licensed content? Not to worry. What Debian already does is a reasonable effort under the circumstances. Actually, Debian is super-reasonable in the FOSS context. The objective of that provision in

Bug#689919: Question on AFL 3.0 section 9

2012-10-08 Thread Francesco Poli
On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:23:01 -0700 Lawrence Rosen wrote: [...] As long as Debian continues its reasonable -- indeed commendable! -- procedures for the distribution of FOSS software, nobody on the AFL 3.0 bandwagon will complain. Peter, thanks for starting to deal with this bug. However,

Bug#689919: Question on AFL 3.0 section 9

2012-10-08 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Francesco Poli] However, asking for clarifications to the license author is not necessarily helpful: the reply you obtained from L. Rosen clarifies *his own* interpretation of one unclear clause of the AFL v3.0. I know the distinction. But he is a lawyer with significant experience in IP

Bug#689919: Question on AFL 3.0 section 9

2012-10-08 Thread Francesco Poli
On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:11:12 -0500 Peter Samuelson wrote: [Francesco Poli] However, asking for clarifications to the license author is not necessarily helpful: the reply you obtained from L. Rosen clarifies *his own* interpretation of one unclear clause of the AFL v3.0. I know the