Re: Joke non-free clauses?

2010-04-08 Thread Shan-Bin Chen (DreamerC)
Hi,
recently I try to package deadbeef [1] into Debian and Ubuntu, but it
includes the libdumb (0.9.2).
It seems that the libdumb has a license issue which blocked the upload.
We need to clear the license issue, and make sure that everyone agree.


[1] http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/ an audio player ,
src : git://github.com/dreamerc/deadbeef-debian.git
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Does this license meet DSFG?

2010-04-08 Thread Dererk
Hello!

I was asked to verify that the license below does meet DFSG,
 before releasing the software itself, so I would like you to take
 a look at this text and tell me what your opinions are, before 
 getting rejected on the NEW queue :-)

Altought IANAL, It appears to me that it meets the requirements,
 but, as I mentioned, I would like your advice about it.




This license grants you the right to use, modify, and redistribute
XX (the software).

In this license, the term GPL designates one or more official,
numbered versions of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation.  It specifically excludes drafts or
working verions of licenses, or licenses with similar or identical
names that are published by entities other than the Free Software
Foundation.

You may use, modify, and redistribute the software under any one of
the following conditions (at your option):

  1. You may use, modify, and redistribute the software under the
 terms of the GPL version 2 as distributed here:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt

  2. You may use, modify, and redistribute the software under the
 terms of the GPL version 3, as found in the file COPYING and
 distributed here:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

  3. You may use, modify, and redistributed the software under any
 version of the GPL greater than 3.

  4. You may use, modify, and redistribute the software under a
 modified version of the GPL version 3 (or, at your option, a
 modified version of any higher-numbered version of the GPL) that
 places additional restrictions on advertising and labeling of the
 software, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

   a. The software has incorporated (been combined with or linked
  to) the OpenSSL library, and

   b. The license of the incoporated OpenSSL library prevents the
  resulting work from being distributed under each of
  conditions 1-3 of this license, and

   c. The restrictions on advertising and labeling are no more
  restrictive than those under which OpenSSL 1.0.0 was
  distributed in its original March 2010 release, and

   d. All recipients of the software retain the ability to
  distribute the software under any subset they wish of
  conditions 1-3 of this license provided they remove the
  incoporated OpenSSL library.





Thanks in advance,


Dererk
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Re: Joke non-free clauses?

2010-04-08 Thread Ben Davis
Hi,

You mention DUMB v0.9.2, whereas the latest version is 0.9.3. Is this 
intentional on the part of the 'deadbeef' package?

When DUMB v0.9.2 was the latest version and the problem was first brought to my 
attention, I put a notice on the website stating that Point 4 of the licence 
was renounced. For DUMB v0.9.3, I removed the notice, because the new licence 
had further points in it, one of which was meant to prevent the licence from 
being non-free. It turns out I didn't do a very good job of being legally 
clear! There is now a notice on the website about a further clause in DUMB 
v0.9.3 which I believe is legally clear but still hopefully some fun. I was 
informed that it was sufficient to make DUMB suitable for inclusion in the free 
repository.

Could you clarify: is there a problem with DUMB v0.9.3, or is it that DUMB 
v0.9.2 is non-free and the notice resolving the situation for 0.9.2 no longer 
remains?

Thanks,

Ben :)

On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 23:32:36 +0800
Shan-Bin Chen (DreamerC) dreamerwolf...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi,
 recently I try to package deadbeef [1] into Debian and Ubuntu, but it
 includes the libdumb (0.9.2).
 It seems that the libdumb has a license issue which blocked the
 upload. We need to clear the license issue, and make sure that
 everyone agree.
 
 
 [1] http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/ an audio player ,
 src : git://github.com/dreamerc/deadbeef-debian.git
 regards,
 --
 Shan-Bin Chen (DreamerC) dreamerwolf...@gmail.com


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Re: Does this license meet DSFG?

2010-04-08 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 09:05:39PM -0300, Dererk a écrit :
 
 I was asked to verify that the license below does meet DFSG,
  before releasing the software itself, so I would like you to take
  a look at this text and tell me what your opinions are, before 
  getting rejected on the NEW queue :-)
 
 Altought IANAL, It appears to me that it meets the requirements,
  but, as I mentioned, I would like your advice about it.

Hello Derek,

in summary, the work can be distributed under the GPLv2 or superior, or under
the GPLv3 or superior with an exemption that lifts the incompatibility with the
OpenSSL license (but that can not be used to accept new incompatible clauses
that would be added after March 2010). This exemption can be removed, provided
of course that the program is not linked anymore with OpenSSL.

I do not see either something that would contradict the DFSG.

Have a nice day,

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Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan


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