On Sun, 2008-03-02 at 22:07 -0500, Joe Smith wrote: > "Francis Tyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello there, > > > > I'd like to package piece of software for Debian called VISL CG > > (Constraint Grammar). > > > > The licence file (see Appendix A.) is a bit strange, and although it > > states it is derived from the MPL, I'd like to get an opinion as to if > > it is a free-software licence or not (as defined by the DFSG). > > > > A related issue would be that I would be interested if it is GPL > > compatible, I have emailed the owners to this effect but have received > > no reply as of a week. Would anyone on the list be able to tell me? > > > > Many thanks for your time, > > > > Francis Tyers > > > > PS. I have enclosed the licence file below as it does not seem to be > > readily downloadable outside the software. > > > > ==Appendix A== > > Well it is no less free than the MPL. This is because only the company names > and choice of law has changed. (plus that section at the begining added) I > determined this by running it through wdiff.
Ok, yeah I should have thought of doing that first... which means it is GPL incompatible, suck :( Thanks anyway, Fran -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]