Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Bruce Perens
From: David Starner [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 02:34:55PM -0800, Bruce Perens wrote: He is _trying_ to be DFSG-compliant but his license is mis-worded. Someone should contact him. David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] From what I've read, Donald Knuth doesn't work on internet time,

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Ben Pfaff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes: When I first looked at that license, I didn't see the Donald Knuth and assumed that license was written by some completely clue-less person. It's extremely ambiguous in that the changes are only permissible does not actually grant any rights - it just

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Bruce Perens
There's got to be someone at Stanford who can get to him. Bruce

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Mike Goldman
Bruce Perens wrote: He is _trying_ to be DFSG-compliant but his license is mis-worded. Someone should contact him. This is Donald Knuth we're talking about -- he's not easy to contact. I don't think the license is a problem anyhow, here's my analyis. This file may be freely copied and

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 10:14:15AM +, Mike Goldman wrote: I don't think the license is a problem anyhow, here's my analyis. ... which does not address the two specific points I raised in my original mail. I am not convinced. -- %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROTECTED] %

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Mike Goldman
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 10:14:15AM +, Mike Goldman wrote: I don't think the license is a problem anyhow, here's my analyis. ... which does not address the two specific points I raised in my original mail. I am not convinced. Well, it *does* address the

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 11:02:21AM +, Mike Goldman wrote: Well, it *does* address the issue of modified works. Either call it something other than MMIXware, or distribute pristine source plus patches. Where does it say anything about distributing modified works? It just says that

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Mike Goldman
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 11:02:21AM +, Mike Goldman wrote: Well, it *does* address the issue of modified works. Either call it something other than MMIXware, or distribute pristine source plus patches. Where does it say anything about distributing

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 11:59:53AM +, Mike Goldman wrote: If we're required to take a position that absence of explicit grant to distribute binaries is denial of the right, you may be correct That's how modern copyright operates. Everything is denied until explicitly allowed. This is

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 21:37:13 -0800, Bruce Perens wrote: There's got to be someone at Stanford who can get to him. See http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html for contact details. Ray -- Tevens ben ik van mening dat Nederland overdekt dient te worden.

Re: MMIX license OK for main?

1999-11-12 Thread Mike Goldman
J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 21:37:13 -0800, Bruce Perens wrote: There's got to be someone at Stanford who can get to him. See http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html for contact details. Yes, but to wait 3 months for a response to a snail mail request