Re: Bug#336982: dh-make: Difficulties with the debian/copyright template

2005-11-02 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Copyright Holder: > > This has to include a copyright year, also. Please update the > boilerplace to indicate that. Also, the copyright holder is not > necessarily the author. Ideally, the copyright file should reproduce the exact copyright notice

Re: Bug#238245: Debian website's copyright and license suggestions?

2005-11-02 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 03:53:48AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > And what would be good license for Debians web pages? (This is about > > content, the scripts used in generation are GNU GPL or otherwise > > freely licensed.) > > Either GNU GPL v. 2 or 2-clause BSD or MIT/Expat. Author's choi

Re: Bug#336982: dh-make: Difficulties with the debian/copyright template

2005-11-02 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 11:42:16AM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Copyright Holder: > > > > This has to include a copyright year, also. Please update the > > boilerplace to indicate that. Also, the copyright holder is not > > necessarily the a

Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread John Morrissey
As part of my "day job," I'm working on a piece of Debian-specific software. I would like to release it under the GPL and the company is receptive, but we're not sure about the exact mechanism we should use. Obviously, since it was written using their time and resources, they hold copyright on it.

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
John Morrissey said on Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 10:55:27AM -0500,: > I'm wondering what kind of documentation we should have that > explicitly authorizes me to release this software (copyright still > held by the company) to the public under a DFSG compliant license. This is answered in th

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2005-11-02 Thread Emmanuel Colbus
Lewis Jardine wrote: > > 1) Is it legal? > > I can't answer that one (and even if I could, I'd probably be wrong or > overlook something). > If you're planning on using this license for something important, you should > probably > see a contract lawyer with qualifications in French and Americ

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
John Morrissey wrote: > I'm wondering what kind of documentation we should have that explicitly > authorizes me to release this software (copyright still held by the company) > to the public under a DFSG compliant license. The easiest solution in my eyes would be that they give you one copy, with

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:23:40PM +0100, Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: > John Morrissey wrote: > > I'm wondering what kind of documentation we should have that explicitly > > authorizes me to release this software (copyright still held by the company) > > to the public under a DFSG compliant license. I

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread Michael Poole
Justin Pryzby writes: > On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:23:40PM +0100, Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: >> John Morrissey wrote: >> > I'm wondering what kind of documentation we should have that explicitly >> > authorizes me to release this software (copyright still held by the >> > company) >> > to the publi

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-02 Thread Evan Prodromou
On Wed, 2005-02-11 at 10:55 -0500, John Morrissey wrote: As part of my "day job," I'm working on a piece of Debian-specific software. I would like to release it under the GPL and the company is receptive [...] Good for them and good for you. Obviously, since it was written using their tim

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