Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 08:07:17AM +0200, Ricardo Mones wrote: > > Whether a GPLv3 work is distributable compliant with Debian's own DFSG > > is a different matter -- and if the answer is "no", that doesn't make > > it *illegal* for you to distribute it. > Indeed, but even if it's legally redist

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Ben Finney
Ricardo Mones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Indeed, but even if it's legally redistributable it may not agree > to the DFSG, so would not qualify to be uploaded into main category > of the archive, which is my original worry. From your answer seems > this is a pending question, which doesn't hel

Re: Questions about the "Unicode Terms of Use"

2007-07-31 Thread Joe Smith
"Lior Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I would like to package [0] a software that contains a file [1] from unicode.org. The copyright / license notice is : Copyright (C) 1999-2005, ASMUS, Inc. All Rights R

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Joe Smith
You are always free to upload a package, as long as the Legal file documents all known legal issues (and it is in fat legal for you to distribute it). The job of determining if the work meets the DFSGs belongs to the ftpmasters. Debian-legal exists to discuss the issues, which is hoped to assis