Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Naga
On Monday 28 May 2007 05:42:25 Wil Reichert wrote: The thing I've wondered about GPL'ing java, is when do we finally get a native 64 bit browser plugin? ++ I guess since M$ announced that Vista will be the last 64bit system they ship there will be one sooner rather then later. -- Naga --

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Richard Freeman
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: On Sunday 27 May 2007, Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL': Or did you mean dual-licensing GPLv2 and GPLv3? Still, dual-licensing under incompatible licenses is fine and I think many (but maybe not most

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 28 May 2007, Richard Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL': Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: On Sunday 27 May 2007, Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL': Note that while you can dual-license on ANY

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 5/28/07, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 28 May 2007, Richard Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote snip That requires a bit of trust to work, and I'm not sure it is the best model. Sure, with RS in charge I'm not worried, but nobody lives forever... Worst case

[gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Duncan
Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Mon, 28 May 2007 02:41:49 +0200: le Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:49 + (UTC) Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: They ARE considering dual-licensing Solaris under GPLv3, however, which they've been working closely

[gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Duncan
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Mon, 28 May 2007 05:42:32 -0500: So, Duncan's idea of dual-licensing the kernel under GPL v2/v3 until all bits of kernel code written by non-agreeing parties are removed would not work. Right, but Linus

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Conway S. Smith
On Mon, 28 May 2007 11:14:46 + (UTC) Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Much snippage First, you may or may not have heard of Nexenta, or the Gentoo on OpenSolaris port, etc. You also may or may not be aware that Gentoo/FBSD is one of the other Gentoo Alt projects, from what I read coming

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Montag, 28. Mai 2007, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: Things will also be nicer under the GPLv3, because they've extended optional or any greater version published by the FSF to be an optional or any license approved by foo where foo could be Linus Torvalds, X.org, or the Gentoo Foundation.

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Nuitari
Things will also be nicer under the GPLv3, because they've extended optional or any greater version published by the FSF to be an optional or any license approved by foo where foo could be Linus Torvalds, X.org, or the Gentoo Foundation. Am I the only one who sees this as THE invitation to a

[gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-28 Thread Duncan
Conway S. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:14:15 -0600: Last I heard, Gentoo/FBSD was stalled, due to licensing terms. But it was some time ago, has that changed? I don't believe it's stalled now. Among other things, Roy is designing

[gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-27 Thread Duncan
Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 27 May 2007 13:11:03 +0200: I've heard that Sun recently released the Java platform under GPL, and that all of their softs are going to follow in a near future. Not necessarily (or likely) /all/ their

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-27 Thread Isidore Ducasse
le Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:49 + (UTC) Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: Not necessarily (or likely) /all/ their software, but significant parts of it. OpenSolaris is currently CDDL, which /is/ OSI approved as a real open license, but was designed in part deliberately to be GPLv2

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-27 Thread Wil Reichert
On 5/27/07, Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: le Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:49 + (UTC) Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: Not necessarily (or likely) /all/ their software, but significant parts of it. OpenSolaris is currently CDDL, which /is/ OSI approved as a real open license, but

Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL

2007-05-27 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Sunday 27 May 2007, Isidore Ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Sun and GPL': le Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:49 + (UTC) Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: They ARE considering dual-licensing Solaris under GPLv3, however, which they've been working closely