Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-29 Thread Hendrik Weimer
Bruce Perens writes: > On 01/29/2014 09:57 AM, Hendrik Weimer wrote: >> If *all* languages are equally stored in a separate file, then >> removing this file will stop the program from working. > Another file could be substituted for it, one created using a > clean-room process so that we are cert

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-29 Thread Bruce Perens
On 01/29/2014 09:57 AM, Hendrik Weimer wrote: If *all* languages are equally stored in a separate file, then removing this file will stop the program from working. Another file could be substituted for it, one created using a clean-room process so that we are certain it's not derivative, and the

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-29 Thread Hendrik Weimer
Bruce Perens writes: > Internationalization files are derivative works if they > internationalize strings that were created by someone else. And if > those strings were part of an original GPL work there is potentially a > license violation. But if they were created by the same author as the > GP

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-29 Thread Bruce Perens
Internationalization files are derivative works if they internationalize strings that were created by someone else. And if those strings were part of an original GPL work there is potentially a license violation. But if they were created by the same author as the GPL program they are not derivat

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-28 Thread Hendrik Weimer
Sylvestre Ledru writes: > From it last few releases, geogebra is released under GPL with a non > commercial clause. > > Besides the fact that it seems invalid, it also ships Jlatexmath (which I co > maintain) which is published under the GPL v2. If the program is a derived work of both the GPLed

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-28 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
On 28/01/2014 11:28, Hendrik Weimer wrote: > Sylvestre Ledru writes: > >> From it last few releases, geogebra is released under GPL with a non >> commercial clause. >> >> Besides the fact that it seems invalid, it also ships Jlatexmath (which I co >> maintain) which is published under the GPL v2.

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-27 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 09:22:31PM -0500, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > > Section 7 of the GPL-3 (if it's not -3, there's a clause in other > versions of the GPL as well) I see now that they claim their installer is the only non-commericial thing. This seems like something you can just strip from the

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-27 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 03:03:53AM -0800, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Hello, > > From it last few releases, geogebra is released under GPL with a non > commercial > clause. > > Besides the fact that it seems invalid, it also ships Jlatexmath (which I co > maintain) which is published under the GPL

Bug#692728: Possible GPL violation: Geogebra

2014-01-27 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
Hello, >From it last few releases, geogebra is released under GPL with a non commercial clause. Besides the fact that it seems invalid, it also ships Jlatexmath (which I co maintain) which is published under the GPL v2. As you can see on the Debian thread ( http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo