Re: Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-02 Thread Eriberto Mota
2015-05-02 20:40 GMT-03:00 Josue Abarca : > > Also note that the final part of GPL 2 section 9 [G1] states: > > ... " If the Program does not specify a version number of this > License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free > Software Foundation." > > I suppose that can be an incent

Re: Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-02 Thread Josue Abarca
On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 08:59:14AM +0200, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 11:52:13AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > Eriberto Mota writes: > > > > --- > > > (C) 2007-2009 Lluís Batlle i Rossell > > > Please find the license in the provided COPYING file. > > > --- > > > That is an a

Re: Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-02 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 11:52:13AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Eriberto Mota writes: > > --- > > (C) 2007-2009 Lluís Batlle i Rossell > > Please find the license in the provided COPYING file. > > --- > That is an assertion of copyright without a grant of license. Nonsense. There is no ambiguit

Re: Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-02 Thread Eriberto Mota
Hi Ben, 2015-05-01 22:52 GMT-03:00 Ben Finney : > > It may be *intended* to grant some license, and that intention may be > meaningful if a case is ever heard in court. > > But as it stands, that text does not IMO inform the recipient what they > may and may not do with the work. > > In particular

Re: Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-01 Thread Ben Finney
Eriberto Mota writes: > --- > (C) 2007-2009 Lluís Batlle i Rossell > Please find the license in the provided COPYING file. > --- That is an assertion of copyright without a grant of license. It may be *intended* to grant some license, and that intention may be meaningful if a case is ever hear

Upstream pointing to COPYING file in headers

2015-05-01 Thread Eriberto Mota
Hi guys, I would like to confirm a situation. In a package that I will sponsor, the upstream points to COPYING file in each header. Here is an example: --- (C) 2007-2009 Lluís Batlle i Rossell Please find the license in the provided COPYING file. --- The provided COPYING file is the conventiona