Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.0 - Q.10

2002-11-16 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Hello! I'm doing the complete check of linux kernel licences. I noticed that it doesn't exist any FAQ of our list, althrouth often I saw the same questions! (sometime my stupid questions!) So if nobody else volunters to this task, I whould write one. Thus in this mail I write some

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11

2002-11-16 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11 Q.11 linux/fs/jffs2/LICENCE: =START== The files in this directory and elsewhere which refer to this LICENCE file are part of JFFS2, the Journalling Flash File System v2. Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc. JFFS2 is free software;

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.12

2002-11-16 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.12 Q.12: linux/fs/reiserfs/README: ===START=== [LICENSING] ReiserFS is hereby licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. Source code files that contain the phrase licensing governed by reiserfs/README are governed files throughout this

Re: Bug#158320: ITP: cl-defsystem3 -- A system definition and building package for Common Lisp programs

2002-11-16 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
Branden Robinson wrote: As I recall, clauses of the form you have to submit patches to the maintainer/copyright holder have been rules as violations of DFSG #6: # No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a

Re: Bug#158320: ITP: cl-defsystem3 -- A system definition and building package for Common Lisp programs

2002-11-16 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
Branden Robinson wrote: On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:44:43PM -0700, Kevin Rosenberg wrote: Also, is the requirement to change the name also non-DFSG compatible? I forgot to answer this point. Thanks for the detailed discussion -- it's very helpful to me! -- Kevin Rosenberg|

Re: Bug#158320: ITP: cl-defsystem3 -- A system definition and building package for Common Lisp programs

2002-11-16 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Kevin Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks very much, Branden. I'll submit this to upstream and see if they would remove the 'submit modifications' requirement. Generally in this case, it's gentler to ask if they would change it to a request that you submit modifications requirement.

OT: Re: YAST License, is redistribution permitted?

2002-11-16 Thread Thomas Uwe Gruettmueller
Hi! On Saturday 16 November 2002 02:55, Branden Robinson wrote: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.1/COPYRIGHT.yast This license made me install Debian. Why? In order to get rid of YaST. According to some folks on debian-devel, it should have been a reason for staying *away*