Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-21 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sun, Mar 21, 1999 at 04:35:09PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 11:10:18PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > 1) program A, statically linked with a library B > > > 2) program A, dynamically linker with a library B > >

Yet Another Free(?) License

1999-03-21 Thread Greg Stark
I've become quite bored with having to spend brain cells determining whether each of the two billion licenses everyone insists on creating for their software packages is reasonable. At this point I think I'm about to start suggesting these companies like Netscape, Apple, and now AT&T just shoot

Documentation Copyleft

1999-03-21 Thread Fredrick Paul Eisele
A while back I saw a post (or something) on the subject of free manuals/documentation. I am currently packaging (Metamath for debian) a manual associated with a system and noticed that it contained the standard copyright notice. I asked the author about it and he (Norman D. Megill) replied tha

Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-21 Thread Henning Makholm
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 11:10:18PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > 1) program A, statically linked with a library B > > 2) program A, dynamically linker with a library B > > 3) program A, only using header-files from library B > Yes for these thre

Re: FWD: Re: Game for Linux

1999-03-21 Thread James LewisMoss
> On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 21:55:21 -0800, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Joey> Is this DFSG free? Joey> The authors Michael Thayer and Michael Haar request that they Joey> be informed, preferable by electronic mail, when this programme Joey> is included in any software distribution (e.g

FWD: Re: Game for Linux

1999-03-21 Thread Joey Hess
Is this DFSG free? - Forwarded message from Michael Thayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 09:47:14 +0100 (MET) From: Michael Thayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Game for Linux > Re-upload would be best, but just sending me the license i

Re: fair use of the word Debian

1999-03-21 Thread Mason Loring Bliss
On Sun, Mar 21, 1999 at 02:46:00AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > * Debian reserves the right to revoke the permission to use the term > `Debian', provided there is a good reason > > A bit vague, but it captures the above and gives us a bit more freedom. Why have the "provided there is a goo

Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-21 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > 4) program A, which can load library B on demand > > If it did not include any source before: No. If it included header files or > anything: Yes. > > If it just can load shared object code on demand, and do something useful > with it, No. (take objdump for e

Re: fair use of the word Debian

1999-03-21 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Darren Benham wrote: > * You are not allowed to use "Debian" in a way that the Debian Project > considers detrimental to its reputation. * Debian reserves the right to revoke the permission to use the term `Debian', provided there is a good reason A bit vague, but it captures the a