Re: Bug#431109: [PROPOSAL] Disambiguate of Section 12.5, Deprecate GPL/LGPL symlinks

2007-07-01 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: firefox - iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-07 Thread Andreas Barth
* Sean Kellogg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061207 00:26]: Debian just doesn't want to be bothered with the hassel of having to build the brand of Iceweasel, so it appears to have decided to co-opt the Firefox name. That is a lie. Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: firefox - iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-06 Thread Andreas Barth
such hints for the firefox users, they should ask us (though that would make upgrades for our users more difficult). Otherwise, this discussion is just a waste of time. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe

Re: License of cdrkit - GPLv2 + additional restrictions

2006-09-14 Thread Andreas Barth
to me, and I currently don't see the issue with GPL there. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hypocrisy of Debian (was: Sorry, no more RC bugs for non-free data in main ...)

2006-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: Hypocrisy of Debian (was: Sorry, no more RC bugs for non-free data in main ...)

2006-09-05 Thread Andreas Barth
* Markus Laire ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060830 15:01]: I have somewhat similar feelings after I found out that the cdrtools-package[1] included in Debian isn't DFSG-free, but is still included in main. (Even worse, its license might even be illegal because it's GPLv2 + incombatible

Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-18 Thread Andreas Barth
. Actually, I think you told us how you would deal with it, and your latest mails didn't had any further input, so I suggest that you leave it to us what we actually do. Repeating the same content over and over doesn't really help. Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-18 Thread Andreas Barth
there is one thing I definitly don't want to see: That this magazine creates another DVD based on sarge for next year's CeBiT - independend of how they title the DVD. They should base it on etch. Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-17 Thread Andreas Barth
also say what worked well. The DVD worked well. Handing out DVDs to Debian also. The headline also. Just not the print on the DVDs itself, which was not meant bad and can be fixed in future. And now, please let's get back to work on etch. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth

Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-17 Thread Andreas Barth
to me. Who are you, and how do you judge what is proper use of Debian's trademarks and what not? Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-16 Thread Andreas Barth
/lm_04_06_dvd.html I think the best way to handle this is if local DDs check the issue and speak with them - as I'm local, I'll put it on my todo-list. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: Non-DD's in debian-legal

2006-06-06 Thread Andreas Barth
together official Debian statements. This is ok, and good, but of course, that's the exception and not the rule. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-26 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-25 Thread Andreas Barth
* Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060525 08:15]: On 24 May 2006, Andreas Barth stated: * Steve Langasek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060524 17:54]: So I guess you can still criticize folks for this if you want to, but I know that my own ongoing notion of best practices comes from stuff I

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-24 Thread Andreas Barth
it be a good idea to make just sync the dev ref with what you consider as best practice? (And, BTW, I make much effort to only update the dev ref with correct information.) Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: clarification of doc licensing for db3/db4.2

2006-05-04 Thread Andreas Barth
of such publications is for non-commercial use | only and no modifications of the publication is made. If not, we should consider how to get to the goal with minimum effort on all sides. Thanks for your support. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Does DFSG#2 apply to non-programs? [was: Re: generated source files, GPL and DFSG]

2005-07-28 Thread Andreas Barth
* Raul Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050727 18:45]: On 7/27/05, Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, I don't? I said that the other guidelines are *applicable* to non-program works, and *should be applied* to non-program works -- not that, as presently written, we are obliged to apply

Re: generated source files, GPL and DFSG

2005-07-28 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050728 16:19]: * Steve McIntyre: The interpretation I outlined is certainly not new. It reflects the current practice, and I think we're in a pretty good position as far as compliance is concerned. Even the notorious GNU FDL issue is not a real problem

Re: generated source files, GPL and DFSG

2005-07-23 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050722 23:56]: * Andreas Barth: Actually, the DFSG says: | 2. Source Code | | The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in | source code as well as compiled form. Obviously e.g. fonts are no programms, even

Re: generated source files, GPL and DFSG

2005-07-23 Thread Andreas Barth
* Glenn Maynard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050723 11:15]: (CC's trimmed.) On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 09:21:04AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote: It's clear from the context (and previous discussion) that this has to be interpreted as software. I disagree with that. As there were editorial changes

Re: generated source files, GPL and DFSG

2005-07-22 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050722 23:47]: * Matthew Garrett: There's two main issues here. 1) Does everything in main have to include the preferred form of modification? I don't believe so, We had a GR that is usually interpreted in a manner which disagrees with you.

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-05 Thread Andreas Barth
* Andrew Suffield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050305 11:50]: You need to go talk to DWN and the anti-freedom advocates, who are the Whom of your fellow co-developers do you consider as anti-freedeom advocates? Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-03 Thread Andreas Barth
about it at all. Again, it's not the case that you've the absolute truth. Even if you don't like it. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-01 Thread Andreas Barth
, anyone is free to pick up their favourite ones. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-01 Thread Andreas Barth
of for unmaintainability is no service to our users but instead does lock them into low quality code which can only be modified at high costs if at all. They would be able to say it, but they don't. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-02-27 Thread Andreas Barth
script which converts a sort of custom #defined MAGIC_NUMBERs to id numbers, and then removes the #definitions. Is there some proof that the files are created that way, or is this just your assumptation? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45

Re: Authority and procedures of debian-legal

2005-02-06 Thread Andreas Barth
, people having authority to decide (maintainers of package, ftp-master, ...) may (and do) use discussion results from here. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Bug#288429: asterisk: Hold music are not DFSG-free

2005-01-04 Thread Andreas Barth
team, and removing should also not be done without coordination (except that of course the maintainer can always declare any issues as release critical for his package, means: also remove the sarge-ignore tag). Thanks, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85

Re: mass bug filing for unmet dependencies (Was: firmware status for eagle-usb-*)

2004-10-28 Thread Andreas Barth
* Michael Poole ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041028 07:25]: [...] I hope you don't really mean it. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: mass bug filing for unmet dependencies (Was: firmware status for eagle-usb-*)

2004-10-28 Thread Andreas Barth
reason changes my mind. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Reproducible, precompiled .o files: what say policy+gpl?

2004-10-19 Thread Andreas Barth
?) If icc is required for that application, than it needs to go to contrib. If not, please compile it with gcc. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: non-free firmware: driver in main or contrib?

2004-10-14 Thread Andreas Barth
the DFSG. In my opinion, we should decide to draw the line at runs on the host cpu. Of course, your opinion might differ, and it's as much based on the SC as mine. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Choice-of-Venue is OK with the DFSG.

2004-08-17 Thread Andreas Barth
to respect choice of venue clauses in copyright-based licenses? What do you mean by personal jurisdiction? E.g. for a lawsuite in the USA it is sufficient if the person who claims to be damaged lives there. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C

Re: Suggestions of David Nusinow, was: RPSL and DFSG-compliance - choice of venue

2004-08-06 Thread Andreas Barth
, they already browse debian-legal. Some people who care have just given up to discuss here. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Choice of venue, was: GUADEC report

2004-07-12 Thread Andreas Barth
-free is no longer an helpful guide for our users and also not for ourself. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Choice of venue, was: GUADEC report

2004-07-12 Thread Andreas Barth
that without a GR in a new thread on -project. Perhaps the documentation archive is just not considered to be part of Debian (the Distribution). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: RE-PROPOSED: The Dictator Test

2004-07-11 Thread Andreas Barth
paying nothing; it just makes it less likely that you would win if he sues you. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: RE-PROPOSED: The Dictator Test

2004-07-11 Thread Andreas Barth
* Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040711 14:40]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A typical warranty disclaimer doesn't prohibit you from suing the author; it just makes it less likely that you would win if you did. That's a bogus reason. A typical you must give the author 1000

remove this package from another developer (was: Bug#251983: Please remove libcwd from main; it is licensed under the QPL, which is non-free.)

2004-07-10 Thread Andreas Barth
status, it's more difficult than before. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Adding back compressed GIF code to cernlib after July 7 -- any objections?

2004-07-07 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: GPL violation in shadow? (was: Re: Bug#244297: Still in license violation. (was: Re: Bug#244297 acknowledged by developer (Bug#244297: fixed in shadow 1:4.0.3-29)))

2004-07-04 Thread Andreas Barth
and not the whole work. As 3-clause-BSD is GPL-compatible, you can redistribute the whole work under the conditions of the GPL. However, there are identifiable sections that can distributed under an even more permissive license. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5

Re: How long is it acceptable to leave *undistributable* files in the kernel package?

2004-06-17 Thread Andreas Barth
that? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Draft Summary: MPL is not DFSG free

2004-06-13 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: DFSG#10 [was: Re: Draft Debian-legal summary of the LGPL]

2004-05-19 Thread Andreas Barth
not a bug, then don't fix it. We have enough problems with unnecessary changes to the SC, so please leave DFSG#10 alone. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Draft Debian-legal summary of the LGPL

2004-05-12 Thread Andreas Barth
the old stuff. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Draft Debian-legal summary of the LGPL

2004-05-11 Thread Andreas Barth
/share/common-licenses, so I ommited the full reference Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: RFC: Debian License Information on www.debian.org

2004-04-30 Thread Andreas Barth
of the three example licenses GPL, BSD and artistic, so that we can add these also on this page. Also, Frank is about to summarize older discussions. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: DRAFT d-l summary of the OSL v2.0

2004-04-23 Thread Andreas Barth
* Humberto Massa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040423 00:25]: @ 22/04/2004 18:26 : wrote Andreas Barth : Of course we can discriminate - like the GPL does. no, no, the GPL discriminates what you do with the specific piece of software you are redistributing or its derived works, not if you

Re: DRAFT d-l summary of the OSL v2.0

2004-04-23 Thread Andreas Barth
of non-freeness we come across. I learned during university that any system which is not conflicting itself has gaps in it. As the DFSG are not conflicting itself Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: DRAFT d-l summary of the OSL v2.0

2004-04-22 Thread Andreas Barth
of endeavour, and we can't discriminate against it, or else no Debian user can produce proprietary software. Of course we can discriminate - like the GPL does. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: please release sarge instead of removing binary firmware

2004-04-16 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: please release sarge instead of removing binary firmware

2004-04-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Anthony Towns (aj@azure.humbug.org.au) [040416 14:10]: [-devel dropped] On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 11:00:08AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote: * Anthony Towns (aj@azure.humbug.org.au) [040416 10:25]: Because when you have a compile-time dependency you create a derived work -- vmlinuz

Re: Is license text copyrightable? [was: Re: Is OSL 2.0 compliant with DFSG?]

2004-04-11 Thread Andreas Barth
) are not copyrightable. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware

2004-03-25 Thread Andreas Barth
of the code (then they _are_ the source code), or are they just a result of a compiler run, and nobody will edit them (then they're not). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Tracking -legal decisions [Was: Re: DRAFT summary of the OPL; feedback requested]

2004-03-09 Thread Andreas Barth
. licenses.debian.org? I've been meaning to take a closer look at doing this soon, but unfortunatly, my research has been eating up what little time I possess. Well, I can try to invest a little bit time into this. Thank you for your work. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP

Re: nmap licensing claims

2004-03-06 Thread Andreas Barth
either a policial statement (also known as FUD), or it's just telling what the GPL Section 4 says itselfs. So, in neither case, it changes anything of the GPL. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: crypto in non-free (again)

2004-02-28 Thread Andreas Barth
. RSA has expired. But you'll need to make sure that this was the only issue. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: If DFSG apply to non-software, is GPL*L* incompatible with DFSG?

2004-02-28 Thread Andreas Barth
not be there (as we would also be force to delivere the exact copy of the GPL). And a difference that makes no difference is no difference (courtesy to Spock). So, this is ok. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Patent issues

2004-02-19 Thread Andreas Barth
-nonfree (generating .gifs). That's what I meant with the above. And I'd really like to move the gif-generating code to main before sarge - however, I'm waiting for patent expiry (speaking that as maintainer of netpbm-nonfree). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5

Re: Patent issues

2004-02-18 Thread Andreas Barth
idea. Even if release would be some days before 7 July, I think it would be good to move it after that date. This would make some software free, and would solve some RC-bugs. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1

Re: What constitutes a package for Policy

2004-02-04 Thread Andreas Barth
in recommended packages by default. I understood the same, and also understood that Suggests should be handled via a Enhances-entry at the non-free package. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Proposal for clarification of DFSG.1

2003-11-03 Thread Andreas Barth
it clearer that it's necessary to allow _both_ ways. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: RFC: GPL plus securities industry disclaimer suitable for main?

2003-10-05 Thread Andreas Barth
* Claus Färber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031005 20:57]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb/wrote: Sorry, but that's not totally true. There was substantial distribution via modem networks before (e.g. Fido). IMHO this is equivalent to distribution over internet. According to German law

Re: RFC: GPL plus securities industry disclaimer suitable for main?

2003-10-04 Thread Andreas Barth
. As a German citizen, you cannot release anything into the public domain (short of being dead for 70 years). Some of your rights as an author 60 years for works being published during lifetime. are inherently untransferable. except by Last Will. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas

Re: RFC: GPL plus securities industry disclaimer suitable for main?

2003-10-04 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031004 10:53]: Andreas Barth wrote: Online distribution of copyrighted works is known since 1995 (in the legal sense, at least that's the year that is mentioned in all such discussions). Sorry, but that's not totally true. There was substantial

Re: FSF has stopped linking to Debian website

2003-09-27 Thread Andreas Barth
encourages the usage of non-free documentation. So, it's obvious who has more reasons to remove something. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: GFDL

2003-09-26 Thread Andreas Barth
to be removed from the manual. Others have (it appears) said the same thing. What about making the text modifiable? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-25 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030923 08:51]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] a tapoté : Now, then next question is very clear for debian-legal: The Social Contract (and the DFSG) say that all software in Debian must be 100% free. So, the answer for Debian is: Every software. I think

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
with it. So, it's not true that all people using software as programms are doing it to get better arguments. There are some people that do it, especially if they are not able to adjust their usage of a word to the meaning that's common here. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP

Re: There was never a chance of a GFDL compromise

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
to modify. We require that from each software vendor, and also from the FSF. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030922 08:02]: I do not see either why RMS's political essays should be free in the DFSG-sense either, even when included in a documentation. Because we require them to be free if we include them in Debian? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
* MJ Ray ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030922 10:03]: On 2003-09-22 07:33:48 +0100 Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, but at least I understood software at start of discussion more as a synonym to programms, but I'm not a native english speaker. I am sorry that software has been

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030922 11:40]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] a tapoté : * Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030922 08:02]: I do not see either why RMS's political essays should be free in the DFSG-sense either, even when included in a documentation. Because we

How to avoid missunderstandings (was: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal)

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
* MJ Ray ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030922 11:26]: On 2003-09-22 09:27:52 +0100 Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. However, as software is a so fundamental term to Debian, it would perhaps be better to make an appropriate (semi-)official statement anywhere. It seems a little odd

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
, that's all. We're here in debian-legal. That means, it's not about the personal view, but about the view of debian, and the cause for us discussing is in finding the common view. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-22 Thread Andreas Barth
: The Social Contract (and the DFSG) say that all software in Debian must be 100% free. So, the answer for Debian is: Every software. However, everybody is allowed to do it different. He just shouldn't try to urge his non-free software into Debian. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth

Re: [OT] Suing for hot coffee

2003-09-21 Thread Andreas Barth
to drink the coffee immediately. See http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-21 Thread Andreas Barth
-technical sections are ok. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-21 Thread Andreas Barth
* MJ Ray ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030921 19:55]: On 2003-09-21 17:43:46 +0100 Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here you are: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-doc.html That is the RMS essay Free Software and Free Manuals not the GNU Free Documentation Definition. An opinion essay

Re: [OT] Suing for hot coffee [Was: Re: UnrealIRCd License (Click-Through issue)]

2003-09-20 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-16 Thread Andreas Barth
this enforcing bit of software. However, you're free to take the source and remove this restrictions. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: draft GFDL position statement?

2003-09-16 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-15 Thread Andreas Barth
.) Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-15 Thread Andreas Barth
* Anthony DeRobertis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030915 17:35]: On Saturday, Sep 13, 2003, at 03:47 US/Eastern, Andreas Barth wrote: That delivering only on such a medium is not ok according to GPL, is obvious. It's also obvious that such a medium is not nice. GPL 6 doesn't say that you may place

Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-15 Thread Andreas Barth
distinction) could be worked out. Yes. But even with this one show stopper I would welcome it if the FSF is fixing the bugs. Because at the end it would make their license better (even if we can't include the manuals in debian then). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024

Common software (was: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal)

2003-09-14 Thread Andreas Barth
, that's really a nice term. I like it at first sight much more than free software or open source software. (I'm a German, but may have read too many english books.) Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-12 Thread Andreas Barth
sections. That's really end of discussion. If this clear wordings stands also for the FSF, than there is nothing how the manuals can become free. So, just EOD. Sorry. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030912 10:20]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] a tapoté : * Richard Stallman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030912 02:20]: I considered this possibility in the 1980s, not as an option but rather as a potential problem. So I developed a method to make sure

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030912 11:50]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] a tapoté : become free in the sense of Debian. And that means: free according to the DFSG. Hum, you mean in the sense of the Debian Free _SOFTWARE_ Guidelines? Perhaps you should read the Social Contract

Re: GFDL compromise - Deadend.

2003-09-12 Thread Andreas Barth
an supplement to your very true mail.] Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-11 Thread Andreas Barth
) in the sense of the DFSG. (That's called context. In my referenced mail I even said explicit what I mean by the words free and non-free, as I defined them, in the hope that even you won't missunderstand them.) Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45

Re: free source code which requires non-free tools to build (dscaler modules for tvtime)

2003-09-11 Thread Andreas Barth
, it should be ok (if seeing Linux Wine as the OS, and not Linux). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-11 Thread Andreas Barth
_also_ on orange peels is ok, but not _only_ on orange peels. The DFSG say that software must allow the also. The GFDL disallows the also. The GPL just forbids the only. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise

2003-09-11 Thread Andreas Barth
by definition)? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-11 Thread Andreas Barth
is not the right thing to measure, now GFDL is not free according to DFSG. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: Bug#181493: SUN RPC code is DFSG-free

2003-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
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Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
into main. [Footnote: I do accept an adequate timeframe for removal, but that's just a: Handle everything with care. It doesn't change that it must be removed in long term.] Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
needs some ugly tricks, and perhaps it would be better to create a new archive non-free-installers for this (and similar code). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C

Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal

2003-09-09 Thread Andreas Barth
* Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030909 13:50]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] a tapoté : * Mathieu Roy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030909 11:20]: Not *in* Debian, but *shipped by* Debian. For you, there's no distinction between GNU Emacs manual and Macromedia Flash? There is exactly one

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