Re: GPLv3/Apache argument brought up some concerns over the current state of the GPL

2012-01-09 Thread Jeff Epler
Apache License v2.0 section 4.4 also allows somebody to make a trivial change to the covered source code and require notice "wherever such third-party notices normally appear"; "You may add Your own attribution notices within Derivative Works that You distribute, alongside or as an addendum to the

Re: GPLv3/Apache argument brought up some concerns over the current state of the GPL

2012-01-09 Thread Clark C. Evans
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012, at 07:41 PM, Felyza Wishbringer wrote: > My biggest concern is that since it allows for small modifications, > what would protect us, as the original authors, from someone taking > our source, modifying a single line, then re-releasing under a > modified GPLv3 that says that in

GPLv3/Apache argument brought up some concerns over the current state of the GPL

2012-01-09 Thread Felyza Wishbringer
/lurker surfacing Working on a new project with a collaboration team. They are throwing around GPLv3, Apache, and zlib. An argument sprang up, which makes me concerned about DFSG-ness of the GPLv3. The GPLv3 allows for modifications per the license itself. This is apparent in statements by legal

Re: Debian official web site is still non-free

2012-01-09 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:17:02 +0100 Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 10:40:35PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > I think that this is exactly what people opposing to copyright > > assignment want to avoid: giving permission to re-license under yet > > unknown terms. > > I don't t

Re: need help with openscad's license

2012-01-09 Thread Francesco Poli
On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:17:39 +0100 chrysn wrote: [...] > On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 10:22:39PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Have you tried to persuade libcgal copyright holder(s) to re-license > > libcgal under the GNU GPL v2 or later, or under the GNU LGPL v2.1, or, > > at least, to dual-license

Re: Debian official web site is still non-free

2012-01-09 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 22:23:57 +0100 Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 10:05:00PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Good point, but where does it claim so? > > In the footer of every page. My quote: > > Copyright © 1997-2011 SPI and others; See license terms > > can be found in

Re: GPG key issue

2012-01-09 Thread Francesco Namuri
Thank you very much Steve, I think that I follow your advices, in any case I've posted the question on debian-devel too. Cheers, francesco Il Lun, 9 Gennaio 2012 8:16, Steve Langasek ha scritto: > Hi Francesco, > > On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 07:39:36AM -, Francesco Namuri wrote: >> I hope this i

Re: GPG key issue

2012-01-09 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Francesco, On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 07:39:36AM -, Francesco Namuri wrote: > I hope this is the right place to ask for a advice. > I have become DD in last days, in all my NM process, and in all my debian > work I used only my first and last name, my doubt is related to my second > name. I u