Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-16 Thread MJ Ray
Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The problem is, as I said, the terms of the Python license are very > specific to Python. Not in the way that, say, the LPPL is specific to > LaTeX, but that the terms of the license specifically identify the PSF, > and Python. It's like applying a BSD license an

Re: Re: Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-15 Thread Joe Wreschnig
MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Personally, I'm not bothered if people put "under the same terms > > > as otherthing" as we can do a reasonable substitution and I doubt > > > anyone would have a problem with that, wou

Re: Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-15 Thread MJ Ray
Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally, I'm not bothered if people put "under the same terms > > as otherthing" as we can do a reasonable substitution and I doubt > > anyone would have a problem with that, would they? > > I think it's a problem. Did you

Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-15 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Joe Wreschnig wrote: > One thing that came up when I was emailing Mark was that I didn't > have (or couldn't find) a stock document I could point to about why > "Licensed under the same terms as foo" is bad. That's a shame, > because I know I've seen the issue come up here and

Re: Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-15 Thread Joe Wreschnig
MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally, I'm not bothered if people put "under the same terms > as otherthing" as we can do a reasonable substitution and I doubt > anyone would have a problem with that, would they? I think it's a problem. Did you read the document I wrote? "Under the same t

Re: "License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-15 Thread MJ Ray
Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So, I've written a rough draft of such a document, at > http://people.debian.org/~piman/real-license.html [...] Personally, I'm not bothered if people put "under the same terms as otherthing" as we can do a reasonable substitution and I doubt anyone would have a

"License: Perl" considered harmful [Was: "Python" license]

2005-12-14 Thread Joe Wreschnig
One thing that came up when I was emailing Mark was that I didn't have (or couldn't find) a stock document I could point to about why "Licensed under the same terms as foo" is bad. That's a shame, because I know I've seen the issue come up here and on other lists before. So, I've written a rough d