Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Gustavo Franco
Hi, [Send Cc: to me, i'm not subscribed] I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After the check, i've some doubts about the license: Quoting debian/copyright: IRC II is copyright (c) 1990 by Michael Sandrof. You have the right to copy, compile, and maintain this software.

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Simon Law
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > Hi, > > [Send Cc: to me, i'm not subscribed] > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > the check, i've some doubts about the license: > > Quoting debian/copyright: > > IRC II is copyright (c) 1990 by

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Gustavo Franco
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 12:46, Simon Law wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > [..] > > Reading the source (source/irc.c): > > [...] > > * Written By Michael Sandrof > > * Copyright(c) 1990 > > * See the COPYRIGHT file, or do a HELP IRCII COPYRIGHT > > [...]

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Anthony Towns
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > the check, i've some doubts about the license: http://lwn.net/1998/0611/ircii.html Michael Sandrof, Troy Rollo, and Matthew Green are putting the ircII code un

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Simon Law
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > Hi, > > [Send Cc: to me, i'm not subscribed] > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > the check, i've some doubts about the license: > > Quoting debian/copyright: > > IRC II is copyright (c) 1990 by

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread James Troup
Simon Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It doesn't appear that we have the right to redistribute the > Sandrof code. [...] > I highly recommend that you file a bug requesting the removal of > this package. No. Check the other ircii-based packages; Michael retro-actively re-licensed

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Gustavo Franco
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 13:31, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > > the check, i've some doubts about the license: > > http://lwn.net/1998/0611/ircii.html > > Michael Sandro

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Gustavo Franco
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 13:26, Simon Law wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > Hi, > > > > [Send Cc: to me, i'm not subscribed] > > > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > > the check, i've some doubts about the license: > > >

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Simon Law
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 01:53:53PM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 13:31, Anthony Towns wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it now.After > > > the check, i've some doubts about the

Bug#184670: Is epic package non-free?

2003-03-14 Thread Gustavo Franco
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 15:17, Simon Law wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 01:53:53PM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 13:31, Anthony Towns wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:15:23AM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > > > I was checking the epic package, because i've ITA on it