Copying/modification/distribution/sale combos and setting terms on use

2002-11-23 Thread J.B. Nicholson-Owens
Branden Robinson wrote: > Any other opinions on the above license from my fellow debian-legal geeks? I have two points to raise. The license under consideration contains the following language: > Use, copying, modification, merging, publishing, distribution > and/or sale of this software, source

Re: Copying/modification/distribution/sale combos and setting terms on use

2002-11-23 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 04:20:02AM -0600, J.B. Nicholson-Owens wrote: > 1. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has got me wondering if we really >should specify that we want to combine > > copying, modification, distribution, sale > >into any arbitrary combination (e.g., copying+modification, >

Re: Copying/modification/distribution/sale combos and setting terms on use

2002-11-23 Thread ninewands
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 04:15, Glenn Maynard wrote: > On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 04:20:02AM -0600, J.B. Nicholson-Owens wrote: > > 1. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has got me wondering if we really > >should specify that we want to combine > > > > copying, modification, distribution, sale > > > >i

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2002-11-23 Thread O.B.Gilmour
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Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.13

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Hello! Second part of the sources check. With this part, I empty my queue of the most important files of kernel. I wrote in this mail and in follow mails some non GPL license, but GPL compatible, for reference and to be sure of DFSG (and GPL) compatibility. For next parts, with less important fi

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.14

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
In linux/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipchains_core.c: /* Minor modifications to fit on compatibility framework: [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ /* * This code is heavily based on the code on the old ip_fw.c code; see below for * copyrights and attributions of the old code. This code is basically GPL. *

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.15

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
linux/net/ipx/af_ipx.c /* * Implements an IPX socket layer. * * This code is derived from work by * Ross Biro : Writing the original IP stack * Fred Van Kempen : Tidying up the TCP/IP * * Many thanks go to Keith Baker, Institute Fo

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.16

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
linut/net/irda/irqueue.c: /* * * Filename: irqueue.c * Version: 0.3 * Description: General queue implementation * Status:Experimental. * Author:Dag Brattli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Created at:

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.17

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
In the file linux/net/sctp/crc32c.c, at the top the usual GPL header (note that ir refer to GCC and his sources, so I think a lazy copy/paste). After the GPL license: /* The following code has been taken directly from * draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpcsum-03.txt * * The code has now been modified specif

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.18

2002-11-23 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
linux/init/version.c: /* * linux/init/version.c * * Copyright (C) 1992 Theodore Ts'o * * May be freely distributed as part of Linux. */ 1) Not DFSG, because restricted to a specific use: "Linux". 2) "freely distributed" doesn't include "modify and distribute modified copy", right?

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Chad Miller
[new cc: debian-legal, Wichert Akkerman] Hi, Paul. On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 06:47:28PM +1100, Paul Hampson wrote: > Will FreeRadius be appearing the the Debian Archive at all? > I thought an old version used to be there, but I can't seem > to see it now. I hope it will. The Sarge release manage

Re: Copying/modification/distribution/sale combos and setting terms on use

2002-11-23 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
Marco, >From reading the discussing on debian-legal about mk-defsystem3, I think it is best to remove the word "Use" from the license in the below paragraph. It brings up issues about the actual acceptance of a license just by "using" the software. Also, it doesn't add anything since the condition

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 01:57:17PM -0500, Chad Miller wrote: > However, _now_ there might be some possible legal problems with it. The > postgresql driver links against libssl, which has a license that forbids > linking against GPL'd code. > I'm CCing debian-legal list to get opinions on whether

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Steve" == Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Steve> On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 01:57:17PM -0500, Chad Miller Steve> wrote: >> However, _now_ there might be some possible legal problems with >> it. The postgresql driver links against libssl, which has a >> license t

Re: Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.14

2002-11-23 Thread ninewands
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 09:36, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > > In linux/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipchains_core.c: > > /* Minor modifications to fit on compatibility framework: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > */ > > /* > * This code is heavily based on the code on the old ip_fw.c code; see > below for > * co

Re: Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.15

2002-11-23 Thread ninewands
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 09:37, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > linux/net/ipx/af_ipx.c > > /* > * Implements an IPX socket layer. > * > * This code is derived from work by > * Ross Biro : Writing the original IP stack > * Fred Van Kempen : Ti

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 03:34:02PM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > I'm not sure this is true for the Postgres libraries, because the > postgres libraries can function fine without ssl support and no ssl > code is linked into your application. > Basically the library linking argument is a functionalit

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread ninewands
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 15:14, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 03:34:02PM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > > > I'm not sure this is true for the Postgres libraries, because the > > postgres libraries can function fine without ssl support and no ssl > > code is linked into your application

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Walter Landry
Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not presenting a coherent enough argument to convince debian-legal > I'm right; I'm too lazy to do so and it would involve significant > research on my part. Instead I'm trying to convince interested > parties that the fact that there exists a library t

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 03:07:15PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not presenting a coherent enough argument to convince debian-legal > > I'm right; I'm too lazy to do so and it would involve significant > > research on my part. Instead I'm trying to co

Re: Freeradius and Debian

2002-11-23 Thread Walter Landry
Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 03:07:15PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > > Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm not presenting a coherent enough argument to convince debian-legal > > > I'm right; I'm too lazy to do so and it would involve significant