Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-13 Thread Tatsuya Kinoshita
On May 12, 2003 at 11:17PM +0200, Josip Rodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is the benefit of being compatible with the GPL? Is it e.g. impossible to distribute copies of our web pages with GPL-licensed programs? I think that a work which derives from both an Open Publication Licensed work

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 07:03:28PM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote: On May 12, 2003 at 11:17PM +0200, Josip Rodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is the benefit of being compatible with the GPL? Is it e.g. impossible to distribute copies of our web pages with GPL-licensed programs? I think

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-12 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Tatsuya Kinoshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003-05-10 10:19]: Debian WWW Pages are distributed under the Open Publication License. However, it is incompatible with the GNU GPL. Must it be? I hope that the Debian WWW Pages will be clearly free The Debian WWW Pages _are_ free. They are just not

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-12 Thread Tatsuya Kinoshita
On May 12, 2003 at 11:09AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our guidelines doesn't enforce being compatible with the GPL. There are quite some packages in main that are not compatible with the GPL. Right. This is my wish, so I set Severity to wishlist already. I hope that

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-12 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 08:01:35PM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote: The Open Publication License seems to have a problem. It is similar to the GNU FDL. It doesn't unless you enforce some options (as with the GFDL) please read http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ddp-policy/ch-common.en.html#s2.2

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-12 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 08:01:35PM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote: Our guidelines doesn't enforce being compatible with the GPL. There are quite some packages in main that are not compatible with the GPL. Right. This is my wish, so I set Severity to wishlist already. Okay, we get that,

Bug#192748: Debian WWW Pages License is incompatible with the GNU GPL

2003-05-09 Thread Tatsuya Kinoshita
Package: www.debian.org Severity: wishlist Debian WWW Pages are distributed under the Open Publication License. However, it is incompatible with the GNU GPL. I hope that the Debian WWW Pages will be clearly free and compatible with the GNU GPL. See also debian-legal archive: