License issue?

2005-08-17 Thread Alvaro Lopez Ortega
Hi all, I have been reading the dvd+rw-tools FAQ and I have found this in there: === Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve Technology]. === I am wondering how is it possible to this be compatible wit

Re: License issue?

2005-08-17 Thread scdbackup
Hi, Andy (i guess) states on http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/solaris.com.html --- Clarification Note "Commercial licensing terms for distribution on Solaris" means that if a 3rd party would like to include dvd+rw-t

Re: License issue?

2005-08-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:43:59PM +0100, Alvaro Lopez Ortega wrote: > === > Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms > for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve > Technology]. > === > > I am wondering how is it possible to this be compatible with the

Re: License issue?

2005-08-18 Thread Joerg Schilling
Alvaro Lopez Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > >I have been reading the dvd+rw-tools FAQ and I have found this in >there: > > === > Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms > for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve > Technology]. >

Re: License issue?

2005-08-18 Thread Joerg Schilling
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > Andy (i guess) states on > http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/solaris.com.html > > --- > Clarification Note > "Commercial licensing terms for distribution on Solaris" > means that if

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Joerg Schilling
Greg Wooledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:43:59PM +0100, Alvaro Lopez Ortega wrote: > > === > > Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms > > for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve > > Technology]. > > === > > > > I am w

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 02:41:20PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Once you put some code under a OSI compliant license, you cannot > give someone else exclusive rights anymore. That is not correct. The copyright holder can give the code to Microsoft and say, "Here, use this in the next version o

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Fri 19 Aug 2005 00:32:53 NZST +1200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > As the program claims to use the GPL, such note would not be legal > and commercial use cannot be limited to a single company. > Once you put some code under a OSI compliant license, you cannot > give someone else exclusive rights a

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Joerg Schilling
Greg Wooledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 02:41:20PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > Once you put some code under a OSI compliant license, you cannot > > give someone else exclusive rights anymore. > > That is not correct. > > The copyright holder can give the code to Mi

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Joerg Schilling
Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri 19 Aug 2005 00:32:53 NZST +1200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > As the program claims to use the GPL, such note would not be legal > > and commercial use cannot be limited to a single company. > > > Once you put some code under a OSI compliant lice

Re: License issue?

2005-08-19 Thread Bill Davidsen
Joerg Schilling wrote: Alvaro Lopez Ortega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, I have been reading the dvd+rw-tools FAQ and I have found this in there: === Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms for distribution on Solaris are to be settled wit

Re: License issue?

2005-08-22 Thread Joerg Schilling
Bill Davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have been reading the dvd+rw-tools FAQ and I have found this in > >> there: > >> > >>=== > >>Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms > >>for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve > >>Technology]. > >>

Re: License issue?

2005-08-22 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
> Looks like you did not get my point: why should there be a need > to use a non GPL variant? I can think of a simple reason: to grant rights which the GPL doesn't grant, in return for some cash for further development. There probably are other valid reasons too. [cdrecord license:] > As you ar

Re: License issue?

2005-08-23 Thread Joerg Schilling
Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As you are on this list for a long time, I would expect that you know > > that a company was named only because this company did violate the GPL. > > The version of cdrecord shipped by named company was clearly marked as > modified, only you would exp

Re: License issue?

2005-08-28 Thread Bill Davidsen
Joerg Schilling wrote: Bill Davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been reading the dvd+rw-tools FAQ and I have found this in there: === Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve Technology]. ===