Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
Greets! :^) I intend to package Code Crusader (jcc) and Code Medic (medic). These two programs have DFSG-compliant (though non-GPL) licenses. I have attatched their licenses, if anyone wants to check them over. However, both of them depend on the JX Application Framework, which may or may not be

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread SCOTT FENTON
AFAIK, if it needs payment for commercial use, then it's discriminating against commercial use, isn't it? Clay Crouch wrote: > > Greets! :^) > > I intend to package Code Crusader (jcc) and Code Medic (medic). > These two programs have DFSG-compliant (though non-GPL) licenses. > I have attatched

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, SCOTT FENTON wrote: > AFAIK, if it needs payment for commercial use, then it's discriminating > against commercial use, isn't it? [Snipped beginning of thread] Well That is the problem I ran up against; the Anti-Discrimination clauses in the DFSG. That is why I am a

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Joey Hess
Clay Crouch wrote: > So, to the "brass tacks". Is requiring payment for commercial exploitation > considered 'discrimination' WRT the DFSG? The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from ^^^ selling

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Steve M Bibayoff
I haven't looked at the license in a while for Code Crusader, but doesn't it also have some type of restrictons on code changes also? Like make changes and redisribute them w/o telling the orginal authours? Steve ___ If Microsoft doesn't trust W

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Steve M Bibayoff wrote: > I haven't looked at the license in a while for Code Crusader, but doesn't > it also have some type of restrictons on code changes also? Like make > changes and redisribute them w/o telling the orginal authours? It does not restrict that, but is does

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Joey Hess wrote: > Clay Crouch wrote: > > So, to the "brass tacks". Is requiring payment for commercial exploitation > > considered 'discrimination' WRT the DFSG? > > The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from >

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Joey Hess
Clay Crouch wrote: > The license does not restrict the _distribution_ of it. It can be > sold as part of an aggregate. > > So, I am not sure Clause 1 (Free Redistribution) of the DFSG applies. > It is Clause 6 (No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor) that > troubles me And I am not %100

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Joey Hess wrote: > Clay Crouch wrote: > > The license does not restrict the _distribution_ of it. It can be > > sold as part of an aggregate. > > > > So, I am not sure Clause 1 (Free Redistribution) of the DFSG applies. > > It is Clause 6 (No Discrimination Against Fields of

is this DFSG compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Brian F. Kimball
Subject: Re: New Drink From: TechnoAtheist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d "Freyja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sex In A Gnu. > 0. This License applies to any beverage or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under th

Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
Greets! :^) I intend to package Code Crusader (jcc) and Code Medic (medic). These two programs have DFSG-compliant (though non-GPL) licenses. I have attatched their licenses, if anyone wants to check them over. However, both of them depend on the JX Application Framework, which may or may not be

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread SCOTT FENTON
AFAIK, if it needs payment for commercial use, then it's discriminating against commercial use, isn't it? Clay Crouch wrote: > > Greets! :^) > > I intend to package Code Crusader (jcc) and Code Medic (medic). > These two programs have DFSG-compliant (though non-GPL) licenses. > I have attatched

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, SCOTT FENTON wrote: > AFAIK, if it needs payment for commercial use, then it's discriminating > against commercial use, isn't it? [Snipped beginning of thread] Well That is the problem I ran up against; the Anti-Discrimination clauses in the DFSG. That is why I am as

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Joey Hess
Clay Crouch wrote: > So, to the "brass tacks". Is requiring payment for commercial exploitation > considered 'discrimination' WRT the DFSG? The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from ^^^ selling

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Steve M Bibayoff
I haven't looked at the license in a while for Code Crusader, but doesn't it also have some type of restrictons on code changes also? Like make changes and redisribute them w/o telling the orginal authours? Steve ___ If Microsoft doesn't trust Wi

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Steve M Bibayoff wrote: > I haven't looked at the license in a while for Code Crusader, but doesn't > it also have some type of restrictons on code changes also? Like make > changes and redisribute them w/o telling the orginal authours? It does not restrict that, but is does

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Joey Hess wrote: > Clay Crouch wrote: > > So, to the "brass tacks". Is requiring payment for commercial exploitation > > considered 'discrimination' WRT the DFSG? > > The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from >

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Joey Hess
Clay Crouch wrote: > The license does not restrict the _distribution_ of it. It can be > sold as part of an aggregate. > > So, I am not sure Clause 1 (Free Redistribution) of the DFSG applies. > It is Clause 6 (No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor) that > troubles me And I am not %100

Re: Is the SYPP License DFSG-Compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Clay Crouch
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Joey Hess wrote: > Clay Crouch wrote: > > The license does not restrict the _distribution_ of it. It can be > > sold as part of an aggregate. > > > > So, I am not sure Clause 1 (Free Redistribution) of the DFSG applies. > > It is Clause 6 (No Discrimination Against Fields of

is this DFSG compliant?

2000-07-15 Thread Brian F. Kimball
Subject: Re: New Drink From: TechnoAtheist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d "Freyja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sex In A Gnu. > 0. This License applies to any beverage or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the