Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steve Langasek [2009.11.18.2201 +0100]: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 05:09:56PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > Yes, the security FAQ addresses the non-free issue. This doesn't > > make the situation any more desirable. At least not for me. > > But that's not what you expressed in your

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 05:09:56PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Yes, the security FAQ addresses the non-free issue. This doesn't > make the situation any more desirable. At least not for me. But that's not what you expressed in your mail, which could have been (and probably was) taken as an aut

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Noah Meyerhans [2009.11.18.1604 +0100]: > > To get the software into non-free, we'd need you to commit to > > security support of the stable version throughout the lifetime of > > our stable release. > > Not really: > http://www.debian.org/security/faq#contrib a requirement. The poi

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread Paul Wise
[Assuming you are not subscribed so CCing you] On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Haakon Flage Bratsberg wrote: > Opera Software is investigating whether we should change our distribution > policy to allow redistribution of our Opera Desktop web browser. > > We appreciate any advice on what you re

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 03:46:53PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > To get the software into non-free, we'd need you to commit to > security support of the stable version throughout the lifetime of > our stable release. Not really: http://www.debian.org/security/faq#contrib noah signature.asc

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt
"Haakon Flage Bratsberg" writes: > Opera Software is investigating whether we should change our > distribution policy to allow redistribution of our Opera Desktop web > browser. > > We appreciate any advice on what you regard as acceptable license > restriction for being included as No-Free softwa

Re: Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Haakon Flage Bratsberg [2009.11.18.1300 +0100]: > Opera Software is investigating whether we should change our > distribution policy to allow redistribution of our Opera Desktop web > browser. > > We appreciate any advice on what you regard as acceptable license > restriction for bei

Acceptable license restrictions for Non-Free sofware included in Web software package?

2009-11-18 Thread Haakon Flage Bratsberg
Hi, Opera Software is investigating whether we should change our distribution policy to allow redistribution of our Opera Desktop web browser. We appreciate any advice on what you regard as acceptable license restriction for being included as No-Free software in your web software package