Fw: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Carles Pina i Estany
Hello, Gnuplot has a non-common license: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/gnuplot/gnuplot_4.0.0-5/gnuplot.copyright It says: It is obligatory to add oneself (e.g. Debian) as primary contact if you distribute modified binaries, but in Gnuplot Debian package the primary contact

Re: Fw: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso
On 21/12/06, Carles Pina i Estany [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is not possible to distribute new versions of gnuplot (only original source code and patches), etc. According to the 4th DFSG: Integrity of The Author's Source Code The license may restrict source-code from being distributed

Re: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Joe Smith
Carles Pina i Estany [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Gnuplot has a non-common license: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/gnuplot/gnuplot_4.0.0-5/gnuplot.copyright It says: It is obligatory to add oneself (e.g. Debian) as primary contact if

Re: Fw: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Carles Pina i Estany
Hello, On Dec/21/2006, Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso wrote: On 21/12/06, Carles Pina i Estany [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is not possible to distribute new versions of gnuplot (only original source code and patches), etc. According to the 4th DFSG: Integrity of The Author's Source Code

Re: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:51:55 -0500 Joe Smith wrote: [...] * 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the *support of your modified version, and This one could be free, but there has been some debate over similar clauses. I'm thinking this is acceptable I think this

Re: Fw: gnuplot, is it free?

2006-12-21 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:57:56 +0200 Carles Pina i Estany wrote: [...] and for example, number 3 is: --- * 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the *support of your modified version, and --- If I execute gnuplot --help I would expect