Re: Bug#226232: ITP: glucas -- Mersenne prime testing program

2004-01-06 Thread Aaron Lehmann
On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 07:53:21PM -0800, Aaron Lehmann wrote: > That's my understanding. I've forwarded the question to the Mersenne > forum for confirmation. Even if I'm wrong, the legal issues would be between the user and PrimeNet/GIMPS. glucas itself is GPL software that has no affiliation wi

Re: Bug#226232: ITP: glucas -- Mersenne prime testing program

2004-01-06 Thread Aaron Lehmann
On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 01:21:09AM +0100, Jens Peter Secher wrote: > What exactly is glucas relation to GIMPS, especially the non-free terms > decribed in http://www.mersenne.org/prize.htm ? Those terms apply "if you find such a prime with the software provided". glucas is third party software. It

Re: [vorlon@netexpress.net: Re: Bug#181969: [mdadams@ece.uvic.ca: Re: JasPer licensing wrt Debian Linux]]

2004-01-06 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 12:03:47PM -0800, Michael Adams wrote: > Dear Branden: > > On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > F. This software is for use only in hardware or software products > > > that are compliant with ISO/IEC 15444-1 (i.e., JPEG-2000 Part 1). No > > > license or righ

Re: Bug#226232: ITP: glucas -- Mersenne prime testing program

2004-01-06 Thread Jens Peter Secher
Aaron Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > Package name: glucas > Version : 2.90 > Upstream Author : Guillermo Ballester Valor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://glucas.sourceforge.net/ > License : GPL v2 > Descri

Re: DFSG Freeness of Patent Reciprocity Clauses

2004-01-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Brian T. Sniffen wrote: Nathanael Nerode wrote: Brian Sniffen wrote: Would the following be considered Free by anybody here? If You institute litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Work or a Contribution incorpora

Re: DFSG Freeness of Patent Reciprocity Clauses

2004-01-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Brian Sniffen wrote: Would the following be considered Free by anybody here? If You institute litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Work or a Contribution incorporated within the Work constitutes direct or contr

Re: ITP: powervr -- PowerVR XFree86 drivers and kernel modules

2004-01-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: powervr Version : 2.01.21-7 Upstream Author : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.powervr.com/Downloads/Drivers/Index.asp * License : Restricted Description : PowerVR XFree86 drivers an

Re: DFSG Freeness of Patent Reciprocity Clauses

2004-01-06 Thread Brian T. Sniffen
Nathanael Nerode wrote: Brian Sniffen wrote: Would the following be considered Free by anybody here? If You institute litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Work or a Contribution incorporated within the Work consti

Re: ITP: powervr -- PowerVR XFree86 drivers and kernel modules

2004-01-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 02:59:52PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Piotr Roszatycki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The LICENSE.TXT file contains: > > > 2.1.1 Rights. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the > > SOFTWARE as you received it, in any medium, > > There does not seem to

Re: ITP: powervr -- PowerVR XFree86 drivers and kernel modules

2004-01-06 Thread Piotr Roszatycki
Henning Makholm wrote: 2.1.1 Rights. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the SOFTWARE as you received it, in any medium, There does not seem to be any permission to distribute binaries. So this cannot even go into non-free. The XFree86 drivers are provided in binary form. The kern

Re: ITP: powervr -- PowerVR XFree86 drivers and kernel modules

2004-01-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Piotr Roszatycki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The LICENSE.TXT file contains: > 2.1.1 Rights. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the > SOFTWARE as you received it, in any medium, There does not seem to be any permission to distribute binaries. So this cannot even go into non-free.

ITP: powervr -- PowerVR XFree86 drivers and kernel modules

2004-01-06 Thread Piotr Roszatycki
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: powervr Version : 2.01.21-7 Upstream Author : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.powervr.com/Downloads/Drivers/Index.asp * License : Restricted Description : PowerVR XFree86 drivers and