[from -devel] Re: all rights reserved

1999-09-09 Thread Chris Lawrence 
On Sep 09, Itai Zukerman wrote:
 I've come across the following in one file of an otherwise GPL'ed set
 of code:
 
   /* simple password generator by XXX
* copyright 1991, all rights reserved.
* You can use this code as long as my name stays with it.
*/
 
 The file builds into a stand-alone utility which is not crucial to the
 package (it just takes a command-line argument and invokes crypt(3),
 displaying the result).
 
 I'm worried that this file does not satisfy the DFSG.
 
 Would that restrict me from uploading the entire package source?  Or
 only from including the utility in the binary package?
 
 If this is a FAQ, then please point me in the right direction.
 
 Thanks,
 -itai, newbie

The third line seems to indicate that you can use it, so long as you
don't remove XXX's name, so it is DFSG-compliant.  I think.

[CC'd to debian-legal for their opinions]


Chris
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Re: [from -devel] Re: all rights reserved

1999-09-09 Thread Ben Pfaff 
Chris Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

   On Sep 09, Itai Zukerman wrote:
I've come across the following in one file of an otherwise GPL'ed set
of code:

  /* simple password generator by XXX
   * copyright 1991, all rights reserved.
   * You can use this code as long as my name stays with it.
   */

`All rights reserved.' is simply a legal term that asserts full
copyright protection.  It can be used in conjunction with any license.

The other line (`You can use this code...') isn't complete enough for
us.  For instance, it needs to be expanded to mention rights to modify
and redistribute as well.

IMHO.  IANAL.

Re: [from -devel] Re: all rights reserved

1999-09-09 Thread bruce 
From: Chris Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   /* simple password generator by XXX
* copyright 1991, all rights reserved.
* You can use this code as long as my name stays with it.
*/

It doesn't say anything about distribution, modification, etc.
It's not DFSG-free. Please get him to use the X11 license or something.

Thanks

Bruce