Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 10:59:08PM +0100, Andrew Saunders wrote: > > In the meantime I've found something about the copyrighted files from sun. > > Actually these files are part of the official j2sdk! The contens of > > win/include seems to be just a copy of my /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/include. > > Bu

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Saunders
On 8/7/05, Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last I checked you can't distribute parts of Sun's java anyway, only > the *precise* installer files provided by Sun. You're quite right, thanks for the correction. Just to clarify, for anyone else who might be reading: the agreement[1] req

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Bastian Venthur
Hi Andrew and Mentors, Andrew Saunders wrote: > On 8/6/05, Bastian Venthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Fine, for me that's a good start. I'd like to package tvbrowser as >> non-free at the first run and in the meantime try to convince upstream to >> substitute this non-free-images with free

Re: Code of conduct and MUAs

2005-08-06 Thread Francesco Poli
On 06 Aug 2005 16:48:38 GMT MJ Ray wrote: > Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > IIRC, the code of conduct says that the canonical way to ask to be > > Cc:ed on replies is setting an appropriate Mail-Followup-To: field. > > Asking the same in the message body (in natural language) is a

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Saunders
On 8/6/05, Bastian Venthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fine, for me that's a good start. I'd like to package tvbrowser as non-free > at the first run and in the meantime try to convince upstream to substitute > this non-free-images with free ones in the next version. If they don't want > to do so

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Bastian Venthur
Hi Andrew and Mentors, Andrew Saunders wrote: > On 8/6/05, Bastian Venthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 2) The gifs are free! > > Unfortunately not. :-( Try actually downloading the graphics from that > site using the link provided, and you're forced to accept the > following license agreemen

Re: zsnes belonging to main instead of contrib (was: Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide)

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 06:07:19PM +0200, Philipp Kern wrote: > On Aug 6, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Andrew Saunders wrote: > >So even if you managed to build it entirely with free tools at some > >later date, this issue alone would relegate it to contrib until > >suitably free data is available - or at lea

Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 09:29:45PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Francesco Poli wrote: > > >Version 2.5 licenses feature *some* little improvements, but they do not > >solve, AFAICT, all the issues that were found out in 2.0 ones. > > > However, the problem is well in hand. Debian is working w

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-06 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 8/6/05, Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 01:15:22AM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > > It's controversial to say that RMS is occasionally reported to behave > > eccentrically? And that being a conference speaker doesn't > > necessarily stop him? > > No. But

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Saunders
On 8/6/05, Bastian Venthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2) The gifs are free! Unfortunately not. :-( Try actually downloading the graphics from that site using the link provided, and you're forced to accept the following license agreement: --- SUN IS WILLING TO MAKE THE ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE GRA

Re: Bug#313137: zsnes belonging to main instead of contrib (was: Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide)

2005-08-06 Thread Aaron Lehmann
On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 06:07:19PM +0200, Philipp Kern wrote: > On Aug 6, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Andrew Saunders wrote: > >So even if you managed to build it entirely with free tools at some > >later date, this issue alone would relegate it to contrib until > >suitably free data is available - or at lea

Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Saturday 06 August 2005 03:31 am, Henning Makholm wrote: > A non-free license would not allow contents from the wiki to be copied > into distribution that they hope for Debian to distribute with their > software. You're absolutely right, I withdraw my question. -- Sean Kellogg 3rd Year - Univ

Re: Code of conduct and MUAs [was: Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib]

2005-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IIRC, the code of conduct says that the canonical way to ask to be Cc:ed > on replies is setting an appropriate Mail-Followup-To: field. > Asking the same in the message body (in natural language) is a useful > reminder for users of MUAs that do not auto

Re: BitTorrent Open Source License (Proposed Changes)

2005-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > I think that sounds lovely in theory... however, I really have no sense of > how the ftpmasters synthesis the debates that go on here. I don't think many do. I watch the effects and try to work out what's happening. Sometimes it's good, sometimes ba

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Bastian Venthur
Andrew Saunders wrote: [...] > But having had a quick peek inside the orig.tar.gz, it looks like > there's stuff in there that renders it completely undistributable, > even from non-free. Everything under win/include/ contains: > > * Copyright 1997-1999 by Sun Microsystems, Inc., > * 901 San An

Re: Shared Source License for IronPython

2005-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
Seo Sanghyeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shared Source License for IronPython > > This license governs use of the accompanying software ("Software"), and your > use of the Software constitutes acceptance of this license. This licence governs use not copying? > You may use the Software for any

zsnes belonging to main instead of contrib (was: Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide)

2005-08-06 Thread Philipp Kern
On Aug 6, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Andrew Saunders wrote: So even if you managed to build it entirely with free tools at some later date, this issue alone would relegate it to contrib until suitably free data is available - or at least, that's been the current practice for e.g. emulators such as zsnes w

Re: Re: BitTorrent Open Source License (Proposed Changes)

2005-08-06 Thread Raul Miller
On 8/6/05, Michael K. Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read, and am enlightened! To repeatedly disclaim authority, either > as a representative of the community or as a subject matter expert, is > to self-select as an authority! To acknowledge error, in response to > concrete evidence broug

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-06 Thread Andrew Saunders
On 8/5/05, Bastian Venthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I package the client -- I did not even note, that upstream also provides a > server, but as far as I (now) understand, the server is a tool to provide > the data, so users of tvbrowser can use them. If this is correct, I provide > only the se

Shared Source License for IronPython

2005-08-06 Thread Seo Sanghyeon
IronPython was ITP'd last year (http://bugs.debian.org/262161). At the time, IronPython 0.6 was released under CPL, Common Public License. However, later versions (including IronPython 0.9 released 2005-08-02, see http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ironpython) are licensed under "Shared Source Licens

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-06 Thread Diego Biurrun
On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 01:15:22AM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > On 8/4/05, Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 07:24:33PM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > > > If a public figure as remarkable as RMS does not choose to gather > > > sizable donations to his pr

Re: Origins of debian "swirl" / does Debian want to keep its trademark?

2005-08-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henning Makholm wrote: >>On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine that the Elektrostore >>swirl is independently created starting from a straight brush stroke. > Now, Debian really ought to be complaining about this. There was an attempt to ma

Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As I understand it, Debian's responsibility is to ensure that > everything (software, documentation, etc) distributed by Debian is > done under a DFSG license... but is it Debian's intent to ensure > that all "stuff" produced by said DFSG licensed softw

Re: FAIwiki - proposal for an other License but Creative Commons - was: Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 01:21 -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > On 8/6/05, Henning Sprang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's in fact an interesting question if there is somebody alive and > > reading mail in debian-legal. Or do we need to prove that fai is a > > debian package? - dpkg/apt-cache sho

Re: FAIwiki - proposal for an other License but Creative Commons - was: Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 8/6/05, Henning Sprang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's in fact an interesting question if there is somebody alive and > reading mail in debian-legal. Or do we need to prove that fai is a > debian package? - dpkg/apt-cache should do that better than us. Or is it > a subscribed-only list that do

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-06 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 8/4/05, Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 07:24:33PM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > > If a public figure as remarkable as RMS does not choose to gather > > sizable donations to his preferred charity in return for his speaking > > engagements, then perhaps con

FAIwiki - proposal for an other License but Creative Commons - was: Re: FAIwiki Copyrights

2005-08-06 Thread Henning Sprang
On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 22:48 +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi debian-legal, hi fai :-) > > On Friday 05 August 2005 17:29, Geert Stappers wrote: > > | Under the following conditions: > > | by > > | Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the > > | author or licensor. > >

Re: Re: BitTorrent Open Source License (Proposed Changes)

2005-08-06 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 8/5/05, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael K. Edwards wrote: > > >a self-selected crew of ideologues with brazen contempt > >for real-world law and no fiduciary relationship to anyone is not too > >swift -- whether or not they have law degrees (or university chairs in > >law

[Fwd: Re: FAIwiki Copyrights]

2005-08-06 Thread Henning Sprang
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