Re: Which GPL for Ogg Frog?

2007-09-26 Thread Ben Finney
Rippit the Ogg Frog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am having trouble deciding which version of the GPL I will release > it under. It has two GPL dependencies so far, libmad and libid3tag, > which are both GPLv2 or later, so I could choose to release Ogg Frog > under either GPLv2 or GPLv3. That'

Which GPL for Ogg Frog?

2007-09-26 Thread Rippit the Ogg Frog
I am working on an audio application called Ogg Frog (http://www.oggfrog.com/). It is not released yet, but I hope to release the first version later this fall. I am having trouble deciding which version of the GPL I will release it under. It has two GPL dependencies so far, libmad and libid

Re: Advise about missing copyright info

2007-09-26 Thread Ben Finney
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > IMO, free software cannot force people to do the first item > (maintain a clear copyright ownership path). Agreed. I'm talking about what should be accepted in packages distributed by Debian, not about forcing anyone to do anything. > It's of course h

Re: package astrolog

2007-09-26 Thread Ben Finney
Thanasis Kinias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > scripsit Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Like, say, putting the program on a storage medium and charging > > people for it? Or charging money to install the program? Or > > charging money to include it as part of a service? > > (1) I believe al

Re: Advise about missing copyright info

2007-09-26 Thread Francesco Poli
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:57:34 +1000 Ben Finney wrote: > Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > > Wait, are you saying that you consider DFSG-free to require transfer > > of copyright to the original author(s) in order to redistribute > > modified versions of a work? > > No. That's only

Re: package astrolog

2007-09-26 Thread Thanasis Kinias
scripsit Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thanasis Kinias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I've been in communication with upstream, and he says that the only > > thing he intends to prohibit is someone charging money for his free > > program > > Like, say, putting the program on a storage med

Re: Bacula and OpenSSL

2007-09-26 Thread MJ Ray
Shane Martin Coughlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > Exception to the GPL: > > Linking: > > Bacula may be linked and distributed with any libraries permitted=20 > > under the GPL, or with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that= > are > > required for its proper func