Re: Bug#200411: www.debian.org: confusing description of non-US sections

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Kraai
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:46:15PM +, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > Patented software does not have to be patent-encumbered (for example, we > have many programs and libraries in both main and non-US/main that use > CAST5 [0], which is patented). Patent-encumbered software would use > things like L

Re: GFDL - status?

2003-07-17 Thread Nick Phillips
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 06:47:18PM +0300, Richard Braakman wrote: > If it's electronically (YM digitally?) stored, then I say it's software. > I see no reason to make this word a synonym for "computer programs", > and in practice I see people refer to a large variety of digitally > stored data as

Re: Bug#200411: www.debian.org: confusing description of non-US sections

2003-07-17 Thread Brian M. Carlson
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 11:45:39AM +0200, Matt Kraai wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:46:15PM +, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > Patented software does not have to be patent-encumbered (for example, we > > have many programs and libraries in both main and non-US/main that use > > CAST5 [0], whic

Re: Implied vs. explicit copyright

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Drew Scott Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is the an implied copyright notification (I.e. "code added by person") > sufficient in the debian/copyright or is it necessary to say > explicitly say "year copyright person"? There is no such thing as "implied copyright". But that doesn't reall

Re: DFSG FAQ (draft)

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Barak Pearlmutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With a little help, I've composed a draft DFSG FAQ. It meant as an > introduction to issues discussed on debian-legal, with some general > background material to help bring naive readers up from ground zero. I like it. I would suggest: * In the s