Re: Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread stressware2
> >> //1. The users agree not to charge for the model owner code itself but may > >> //charge for additions, extensions, or support. > > I do not think this is not a problem in practice. If you add a > trivial addition to the code, then you are allowed to charge for the > code. I think it would b

Re: Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread Francesco Poli
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:21:46 -0800 (PST) Walter Landry wrote: > Riley Baird wrote: [...] > > Regardless, the below clause is a non-commercial clause, which isn't > > compatible with the GPLv2: > >> //1. The users agree not to charge for the model owner code itself but may > >> //charge for additi

Re: Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread Walter Landry
Riley Baird wrote: >> > //3. Users agree to obey all government restrictions governing >> > //redistribution or export of the software. >> >> This is an additional restriction on top of what is allowed by GPLv2+. >> That, unfortunately, makes it incompatible. > > That sounds sensible, but are yo

Re: Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread Riley Baird
> > //3. Users agree to obey all government restrictions governing > > //redistribution or export of the software. > > This is an additional restriction on top of what is allowed by GPLv2+. > That, unfortunately, makes it incompatible. That sounds sensible, but are you sure?. Red Hat includes suc

Re: Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread Walter Landry
Guilherme Brondani Torri wrote: > //2. In any product based on the software, the users agree to acknowledge > //Michael Schroter that developed the model and software. This > //acknowledgment shall appear in the product documentation. This essentially boils down to a copyright notice. So I think

Are these copyright notices compatible with GPLv2+?

2016-01-19 Thread Guilherme Brondani Torri
Hello, I appreciate if someone could comment on the suitability for distribution into a GPLv2+ package two files containing the copyright notices listed below. The first file has the this copyright notice. === BEGIN === // COPYRIGHT NOTICE(Originator: Michael Schroter)***