Re: FLTK License

2009-03-29 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli f...@firenze.linux.it wrote: On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:00 + MJ Ray wrote: [...] What extra restrictions? The exceptions looked like actual exceptions, assuming that identify their use of FLTK is in the LGPL-2.1... which it appears to be, in section 1. Could you please

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-29 Thread Joe Smith
Giacomo A. Catenazzi c...@debian.org wrote in message news:49c8da6f.7050...@debian.org... 4. You do not have to provide a copy of the FLTK license with programs that are linked to the FLTK library, nor do you have to identify the FLTK license in your program or

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-29 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:43:14 +0100 MJ Ray wrote: Francesco Poli wrote: On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:00 + MJ Ray wrote: [...] What extra restrictions? The exceptions looked like actual exceptions, assuming that identify their use of FLTK is in the LGPL-2.1... which it appears to

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-29 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli f...@firenze.linux.it wrote: As Joe Smith has just explained in more detail, one of the two license versions includes a more specific requirement to embed a verbatim sentence in user documentation: I cannot find any such restriction in the GNU LGPL v2.1... I was looking at the

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-28 Thread Francesco Poli
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:00 + MJ Ray wrote: [...] What extra restrictions? The exceptions looked like actual exceptions, assuming that identify their use of FLTK is in the LGPL-2.1... which it appears to be, in section 1. Could you please elaborate on this? I cannot find any requirement

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-25 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message 49c9a819.rvf2v61xchuvg7vu%...@phonecoop.coop, MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop writes Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com wrote: MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: I don't see why authors of derived works have to grant the additional permissions. Where is that requirement? To distribute

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-25 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message 20090324232043.2789e...@pcolivier.chezmoi.net, Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com writes Any derivative work is covered by the FLTK license and that include the additional permissions. It is my understanding that you cannot change the license at all unless it is explicitly permitted and I

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread MJ Ray
Giacomo A. Catenazzi c...@debian.org wrote: [...] - It seems it to fail the desert island test This is not in itself a problem, but usually suggests it fails DFSG 1, 3, 5, 6 and/or 7 in some combination. However, the FLTK License only *requests* contribution. It does not require it, so I think

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread Olive
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:00 + MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: Giacomo A. Catenazzi c...@debian.org wrote: [...] - It seems it to fail the desert island test This is not in itself a problem, but usually suggests it fails DFSG 1, 3, 5, 6 and/or 7 in some combination. However, the

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread MJ Ray
Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com wrote: If I understand it well; the amendments of the LGPL are not removable (it is not explicitly said to be removable so by default it is not). But It seems then that this license might in fact be incompatible with the LPGL. They appear to be additional

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread Olive
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:56:51 + MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com wrote: If I understand it well; the amendments of the LGPL are not removable (it is not explicitly said to be removable so by default it is not). But It seems then that this license might in

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread Ben Finney
Giacomo A. Catenazzi c...@debian.org writes: === FLTK License, May 2001 === FLTK License Ammended May 4, 2001 The following ammendments to the GNU Library General Public License apply for the FLTK library: 1. Modifications to the

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread Greg Harris
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:56:06 +1100 Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Giacomo A. Catenazzi c...@debian.org writes: === FLTK License, May 2001 === FLTK License Ammended May 4, 2001 The following ammendments to the GNU

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread MJ Ray
Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com wrote: MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: I don't see why authors of derived works have to grant the additional permissions. Where is that requirement? To distribute derivative works you need a license (otherwise it is a copyright infringement). The way it is

Re: FLTK License

2009-03-24 Thread Olive
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:42:17 + MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: Olive not0read0...@yopmail.com wrote: MJ Ray m...@phonecoop.coop wrote: I don't see why authors of derived works have to grant the additional permissions. Where is that requirement? To distribute derivative works