Re: Help with the Bloom Public License (fwd)

2003-01-30 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 08:57:16AM +0100, Jakob Bohm wrote: Or how about the Meta-DFSG plus GPL (change to OSD if you do not want the DFSG used in this way, see another thread here...). This program is free software, you may (the usual GPL boilerplate). Additionally as an exception to

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License

2003-01-29 Thread Mark Rafn
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Drew Scott Daniels wrote: I would like to help Charles Bloom make the Bloom Public License (BPL) DFSG compliant. It's available at: http://www.cbloom.com/bpl.txt The version modified May 14, 2002 seems to have problems with it. Very much so. The license is kind of a mess

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License

2003-01-29 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Drew Scott Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's available at: http://www.cbloom.com/bpl.txt Hm, first of all, clause 1 seems to severely restrict which software the author himself is allowed to distribute. If he gives his neighbor a disk with GCC on it, he will be in trouble with the GPL, or

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License

2003-01-29 Thread Walter Landry
Drew Scott Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to help Charles Bloom make the Bloom Public License (BPL) DFSG compliant. It's available at: http://www.cbloom.com/bpl.txt Looking at the message you quoted, it might be easier to just have him dual-license under the GPL. Regards, Walter

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License

2003-01-29 Thread Joel Baker
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:26:45AM -0600, Drew Scott Daniels wrote: I would like to help Charles Bloom make the Bloom Public License (BPL) DFSG compliant. It's available at: http://www.cbloom.com/bpl.txt The version modified May 14, 2002 seems to have problems with it. [ ... ] Item 6 seems

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License (fwd)

2003-01-29 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
] To: Drew Scott Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help with the Bloom Public License (fwd) How about if I add this term at the top : 0. The software may be used or distributed according to the terms of the GPL (GNU Public License) at the distributor's option. If you do

Re: Help with the Bloom Public License (fwd)

2003-01-29 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
Charles Bloom (via Drew Scott Daniels) wrote: How about if I add this term at the top : 0. The software may be used or distributed according to the terms of the GPL (GNU Public License) at the distributor's option. If you do not wish to adhere to the terms of the GPL, you