Re: [Approval Request] Kallisys Reflexive License

2001-11-11 Thread Abe Kornelis
Paul Guyot wrote: - The text contains a large number of diacriticals (in the french sections). Though I liked the bilingual version, my browser died while trying to print it. Please consider using egrave; eacute; etc. for the characters with diacritics. Both versions are

Re: [Approval Request] Kallisys Reflexive License

2001-11-11 Thread Abe Kornelis
Paul Guyot wrote: The idea of applying the license to itself seems a clever one, but is incompatible with allowing modifications to the licensed work. I wonder why. Could you please develop, either regarding Draft 1 (always interesting) or the newer Draft 2? -- Paul, If modifications

Re: Software patents and copyrights

2001-11-11 Thread Rick Moen
begin DeBug quotation: I have subscribed to the list hoping to talk with the people who care most about free software but at the moment i am disappointed. Well, that's because you're on the wrong list. This list exists to discuss specific licences with an eye to reviewing them as part of

Re: GPL under MacOS and NewtonOS

2001-11-11 Thread Chris Gehlker
On 11/11/01 12:00 AM, Paul Guyot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Still on Sunday morning issues. I have an interpretation of the GPL and I would love to be proved wrong because it makes the use of a lot of open source code impossible on NewtonOS. [big snip] I can't really speak to

Re: GPL under MacOS and NewtonOS

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Guyot
I had some of your concerns with CodeWarrior and wrote directly to the FSF who told me that they had no problem with my releasing GPL'ed CodeWarrior code that used PowerPlant. Their point was that anyone else with CodeWarrior could compile it. They also allow MFC in GPLed code. Wait. Let's say

Re: Redistributions must retain this list of conditions

2001-11-11 Thread John Cowan
Paul Guyot scripsit: You seem to refer to the GPL's section 2 about combined works. It seems to say that A+B would then be released under the GPL, but the mere part A of A+B is still under the BSD. Indeed. The problem is that A+B is a derivative work (in the meaning of the Berne