Seems that the issue is closed for now, unless someone have a way to influence them to reconsiderate ?!
I think to retitle this to RFP, until the license will be sorted out. Comments? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: licensing of the x3270 code Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:08:19 -0400 From: Kevin Wozniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Lior Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lior, Based on legal advice GTRC received, we are not inclined to change the manner in which the x3270 code is released. Thank you for your inquiry. Regards, Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Lior Kaplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/27/2005 10:33 AM To: Kevin Wozniak Cc: Subject: Re: licensing of the x3270 code Hi Kevin, Any news about this issue? Kevin Wozniak wrote: >Lior, > >At this point, this code is no longer supported by GIT. Before I agree to change the license I will need to do >some historical research. Thank you for your suggestion of the MIT open source license. We have our own >that we use. >After I have had a chance to review this, I will let you know whether or not GTRC is inclined to change the >distribution mechanism. > >Regards, >Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lior Kaplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 8/4/2005 5:48 PM > To: > Cc: Kevin Wozniak > Subject: Re: licensing of the x3270 code > > > > Hi Kevin, > > Is there a possibility to release the code under some familiar FOSS > license? http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php might be a > good idea. > > Lior Kaplan > > George Harker wrote: > > >Kevin, > > > >Please respond for us. > > > >George > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Lior Kaplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 6:42 PM > >To: George Harker > >Subject: licensing of the x3270 code > > > >Hi George, > > > >Can you clarify the meaning of "public use" in your copyright statement > >here: http://x3270.bgp.nu/license.html > > > >"Copyright (c) 1989 by Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA > >30332. All Rights Reserved. GTRC hereby grants public use of this > >software. Derivative works based on this software must incorporate this > >copyright notice." > > > >The issue is whether your "public use" conforms to the OSI open source > >definition (http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php). > > > >I'd like to distribute it in the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, since > >there are requests for this software. > Regards, Lior Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Guides.co.il Debian GNU/Linux unstable (SID) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]