Re: license of translations

2006-06-05 Thread MJ Ray
Javier SOLA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] It could take the form of a warning message when you upload files... All information submitted will be considered by clicking in ok you... I am irritated when applications try to dictate terms to me. Also, if we effectively give people no choice, we

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lundi 05 juin 2006 à 06:23 +0100, Carlos Correia a écrit : How about stopping the discussions about who is a developer or not, who has the right to discuss or not, and sticking to the facts? What a big troll you are... - From all your posts, there is only one thing we got to know:

Re: ipv6calc: IP address assignments as source code

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
I wish mailing lists had moderation like Slashdot. -1 Flamebait. On 6/3/06, Marco d'Itri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. The C header files containing the address assignments in the tarball are not source code in the GPL sense, ie. 'the preferred form of the work for

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 6/4/06, Henning Makholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scripsit Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] Le vendredi 02 juin 2006 à 16:44 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit : 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with use

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 6/4/06, Mike Bird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 04 June 2006 02:23, Andrew Donnellan wrote: On 6/4/06, Anthony Towns aj@azure.humbug.org.au wrote: For those playing along at home, Mike isn't a Debian developer, doesn't maintain any packages, and isn't a new-maintainer applicant. He

Re: Sun responds to questions on the DLJ

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
For the record, I think this is all offtopic trolling and we need to get back to the real work of checking licenses etc. And, AJ I don't think your replies are appropriate. andrew On 6/5/06, Marco d'Itri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that Walter does not

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 05 June 2006 11:26, Andrew Donnellan wrote: -cut-- It says specifically that U.S. export and import control laws are axiomatically part of the laws one has to respect. Demanding that is a non-free condition. ***all applicable laws and regulations*** U.S. export laws aren't

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 6/5/06, George Danchev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: U.S. export laws aren't applicable anywhere else. It says including as part of applicable, I don't see it as non-free. There are jurisdictions (either being exotic or not) which respect others jurisdictions laws by means of mutual agreements

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Jacobo Tarrio
El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 19:39:46 +1000, Andrew Donnellan escribía: But it doesn't say that - it says applicable laws, if that includes US export laws then there's nothing you can do about it because it would apply to you in any case. It says applicable laws, including US export

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Jacobo Tarrio said: El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 19:39:46 +1000, Andrew Donnellan escribía: But it doesn't say that - it says applicable laws, if that includes US export laws then there's nothing you can do about it because it would apply to you in any

Re: Sun responds to questions on the DLJ

2006-06-05 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 12:58:45PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le mercredi 31 mai 2006 ? 15:01 +1000, Anthony Towns a ?crit : Please note that Walter does not speak for the Debian project, and is not a developer, maintainer, or new-maintainer applicant, just a participant on this mailing

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 06:13:27AM -0500, Bill Allombert wrote: As for the relevance of Sun position on Debian developers, there simply is none. The issue at question is whether Sun has given adequate permission for Debian to include java in non-free -- Sun's position on that isn't just

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 12:13:16PM +0200, Michael Meskes wrote: On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 09:57:40AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: position. Debian's position, as consistently expressed by ftpmaster, on this list, and in the press, is that the license is acceptable for non-free, and that is

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 05 June 2006 13:28, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Jacobo Tarrio said: El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 19:39:46 +1000, Andrew Donnellan escribía: But it doesn't say that - it says applicable laws, if that includes US export laws then there's nothing you

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include hallo.h * Andrew Donnellan [Mon, Jun 05 2006, 07:13:29AM]: No. The conclusion is that sane Debian developers do recognize the problem and prepare an effective solution for it in silence. In the meantime wanna-be developers are allowed to troll on debian-devel list. They should just

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, George Danchev said: On Monday 05 June 2006 13:28, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Jacobo Tarrio said: El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 19:39:46 +1000, Andrew Donnellan escribía: But it doesn't say that - it says applicable laws, if that

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 05 June 2006 15:14, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, George Danchev said: On Monday 05 June 2006 13:28, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Jacobo Tarrio said: El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 19:39:46 +1000, Andrew Donnellan escribía:

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Marco d'Itri
In linux.debian.legal Andrew Donnellan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. As it seems here, the DDs, including one DPL, are trolling and making completely offtopic posts. Or maybe, but just maybe, you are in the wrong place and should spend your time in an environment where everybody is not so much

Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Jeremy Hankins
Disclaimer: I am not a DD, nor in the n-m queue. I'm also re-crossposting to debian-devel, because I don't think this discussion could usefully be had on debian-legal -- and it's not a licensing issue anyway. Anthony Towns aj@azure.humbug.org.au writes: I don't believe that saying someone

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 07:43:42PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: To a degree, yes. In this particular case, ftpmaster are the maintainers of the archive, and their statements on what's suitable for the archive are authoritative by definition -- that's precisely what their area of authority is.

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Jacobo Tarrio
/20060605/decorative-clauses -- Jacobo Tarrío | http://jacobo.tarrio.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Jacobo Tarrio
El lunes, 5 de junio de 2006 a las 15:39:01 +0200, Jacobo Tarrio escribía: Yes, exactly. This means that the sentence boils down to roughly, 'you have to not break the law for your jurisdiction'. Well, that's hardly non-free. Another[0] piece of hideous pseudopoetry: Sorry. What I

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Matthew Garrett
Jeremy Hankins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure I understand this part, though. Do you think that folks like myself, who are not DD's, should not participate in the discussions on d-l? Do you think that those of us who are not DD's should put a disclaimer (IANADD) on every message to

ktorrent and GeoIP license

2006-06-05 Thread Fathi Boudra
hi debian-legal gurus, the new upstream release of ktorrent added GeoIP. I would like to know if the licensed used by GeoIP is ok, specially the database part : There are two licenses, one for the C library software, and one for the database. SOFTWARE LICENSE (C library) The GeoIP C Library

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 05 June 2006 16:50, Matthew Garrett wrote: Jeremy Hankins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure I understand this part, though. Do you think that folks like myself, who are not DD's, should not participate in the discussions on d-l? Do you think that those of us who are not DD's

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Matthew Garrett
George Danchev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not believe that it is feasible/useful/possible to clarify every single statement whether stated by an official DD ... It is addressee job to check that out if they are interested in. If the addressee is not capable to check official

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 07:44:54PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 06:13:27AM -0500, Bill Allombert wrote: As for the relevance of Sun position on Debian developers, there simply is none. The issue at question is whether Sun has given adequate permission for Debian to

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Andrew Donnellan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 6/4/06, Henning Makholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scripsit Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] Le vendredi 02 juin 2006 à 16:44 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit : 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Anthony Towns aj@azure.humbug.org.au The issue at question is whether Sun has given adequate permission for Debian to include java in non-free -- Sun's position on that isn't just relevant, it's the entire question. The relevant part of Sun's position is the license. That license

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-06-05 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lundi 05 juin 2006 à 12:54 +0200, Eduard Bloch a écrit : Yes. Should 100 people appear now and say the same things again, and again, and again? WE GOT IT. WE DO NOT NEED TO READ IT AGAIN. Apparently some people haven't received it, if they need to dismiss the argument based on the fact it

Re: Sun responds to questions on the DLJ

2006-06-05 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lundi 05 juin 2006 à 19:51 +1000, Anthony Towns a écrit : On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 12:58:45PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le mercredi 31 mai 2006 ? 15:01 +1000, Anthony Towns a ?crit : Please note that Walter does not speak for the Debian project, and is not a developer, maintainer,

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le dimanche 04 juin 2006 à 13:13 +0200, Henning Makholm a écrit : 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with use and distribution of the Subject Software, including but not limited to, all export and

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 05 June 2006 19:33, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le dimanche 04 juin 2006 à 13:13 +0200, Henning Makholm a écrit : 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with use and distribution of the Subject

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 02:27:38PM +0300, George Danchev wrote: 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with use and distribution of the Subject Software, including but not limited to, all export and import

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Matthew Garrett
Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The controls apply *in the US*. That means that, for anyone in the US, this license imposes extralegal penalties for engaging in civil disobedience in contravention of US embargo laws. Regardless of whether you have any intention of risking the

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Jeremy Hankins [Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:31:19 -0400]: My opinion, for what it's worth, is that most DD's, despite occasionally having strong opinions on licensing (*This* license is _free_, @#$^!) are totally uninterested in taking the time to sort through the nitpicking arguments about

Re: ktorrent and GeoIP license

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 6/6/06, Fathi Boudra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi debian-legal gurus, the new upstream release of ktorrent added GeoIP. I would like to know if the licensed used by GeoIP is ok, specially the database part : There are two licenses, one for the C library software, and one for the database.

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] Le dimanche 04 juin 2006 à 13:13 +0200, Henning Makholm a écrit : 6. Compliance with Laws; Non-Infringement. Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with use and distribution of the Subject Software,

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] The controls apply *in the US*. That means that, for anyone in the US, this license imposes extralegal penalties for engaging in civil disobedience in contravention of US embargo laws. Regardless of whether you have any intention of risking the

Re: Sun responds to questions on the DLJ

2006-06-05 Thread Carlos Correia
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Josselin Mouette wrote: Le lundi 05 juin 2006 à 19:51 +1000, Anthony Towns a écrit : On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 12:58:45PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le mercredi 31 mai 2006 ? 15:01 +1000, Anthony Towns a ?crit : Please note that Walter does not

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Jeremy Hankins
Matthew Garrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Starting with What is key for Debian makes it sound like a policy statement on behalf of Debian, and Just fix the license could then be interpreted as a demand from Debian that Sun alter the license. In that context, it seems reasonable to point out

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Jeremy Hankins
Adeodato Simó [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So let's make an analogy. Imagine one day, the bulk of Debian Developers stop being interested in maintaining GNOME (or KDE, if you wish). The packages begin to rot, become obsolete, uninstallable, etc. Then, a group of non-developers who care about

Re: DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public Licence

2006-06-05 Thread David Nusinow
On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 08:58:18PM +0200, Adeodato Sim?? wrote: [Please CC on replies, M-F-T set accordingly.] Hello, I'd like an opinion about the DFSG-freeness of the CID Font Code Public License, included below. A utility normally shipped with X11, mkcfm, was recently removed because

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread David Nusinow
On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 08:04:56PM -0400, Jeremy Hankins wrote: I'm afraid I don't understand the fear here. What would it mean for d-l to become gnome.alioth.debian.org in your example? Non-developers, no matter how much they love Free Software and Debian, don't get to decide on the policies

Sun clarifies intent of the DLJ

2006-06-05 Thread Tom Marble
All: Thanks to the comments here [1] (and also [2] [3] [4]) we have worked to incorporate your feedback to further clarify the intent of the DLJ. We have made an updated revision to the DLJ FAQ (now version 1.2) which is publicly available at [5]. The preamble to the FAQ has been specifically

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-05 Thread Travis Crump
David Nusinow wrote: On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 08:04:56PM -0400, Jeremy Hankins wrote: I'm afraid I don't understand the fear here. What would it mean for d-l to become gnome.alioth.debian.org in your example? Non-developers, no matter how much they love Free Software and Debian, don't get