Re: Bug#218832: ITP: libnettle -- a low-level cryptographic library

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
[Follows set to debian-legal.] On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 02:22:31PM -0500, John Belmonte wrote: If the library as a whole must be under GPL license, how is it significant that parts of it were once under LGPL or on the public domain? The purpose of the License field is to tell the user what

Re: Bug#218832: ITP: libnettle -- a low-level cryptographic library

2003-11-08 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 02:43:21PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: a single license apply to the work as a whole, as you say. What do you mean by once under the LGPL or public domain? What mechanism do you propose causes works to stop being licensed under the LGPL, or withdrawn from the

Re: Bug#218832: ITP: libnettle -- a low-level cryptographic library

2003-11-08 Thread John Belmonte
Branden, I don't disagree with anything you've stated regarding my sloppy arguments. However, as you are implying on a public forum that I don't grasp the subject matter of licenses, I'm going to defend myself a little. I wrote, unfortunately, If the library as a whole must be under GPL