Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-08-01 Thread Walter Landry
Brian May [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So whats the verdict? I take it that this is neither DFSG or GPL compatable? It is definitely GPL incompatible, although there may be some disagreement about what causes this. The easiest way to solve this is to dual license it under this license and the

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-08-01 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 07:33:53PM +1000, Brian May wrote: Selling the library is not forbidden. Really? You may not charge a fee for this Ada library itself. Allowing a reasonable copying fee but saying that you can't charge for the library itself doesn't, AFAIK, make the license fail

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-08-01 Thread Brian May
So whats the verdict? I take it that this is neither DFSG or GPL compatable? On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 10:49:14PM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: Brian May [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (please CC responses to me thanks; sorry if this has already been raised; I searched the archives but found nothing)

ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Brian May
for more details. You should have received a copy of the Ada Community License with this library, in the file named Ada Community License or ACL. If not, contact the author of this library for a copy. -- Brian May [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Walter Landry
Brian May [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (please CC responses to me thanks; sorry if this has already been raised; I searched the archives but found nothing) Any thoughts on this license? Is it DFSG? Yes, I think so. Is it compatable with the GPL? Maybe not. Section 7 says 7

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Walter Landry
Glenn Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 10:49:14PM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: If you have any influence, changing this part to read more like the GPL would be enough to make it compatible. I'm curious. This license seems to have other restrictions over the GPL.

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 09:19:29AM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: The written offer for source code is an allowable option under 3(a) of the Ada license. It say that you must make your modifications ... Freely Available. Freely Available, as defined in the license, can include shipping and

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Walter Landry
Glenn Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 09:19:29AM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: The written offer for source code is an allowable option under 3(a) of the Ada license. It say that you must make your modifications ... Freely Available. Freely Available, as defined in

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Florian Weimer
Brian May [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 2 You may apply bug fixes, portability fixes and other modifications derived from the Public Domain or from the Copyright Holder. A library modified in such a way shall still be considered the Standard Version.

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Florian Weimer
Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Selling the library is not forbidden. Really? You may not charge a fee for this Ada library itself.

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 11:21:38PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: 3 You may otherwise modify your copy of this Ada library in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file,

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 09:19:29AM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: Selling the library is not forbidden. The definition of reasonable copying fee is vague enough that it doesn't restrict you any more than the GPL. You can also charge whatever you want for support. This is Debian's interpretation

Re: ACL - The Ada Community License

2002-07-30 Thread Walter Landry
Glenn Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 09:19:29AM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: Selling the library is not forbidden. The definition of reasonable copying fee is vague enough that it doesn't restrict you any more than the GPL. You can also charge whatever you want