Re: "unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators (was: update on only/or later etc.)

2017-11-22 Thread Philippe Ombredanne
On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 6:51 AM, W. Trevor King wrote: > On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 08:10:02AM -0700, J Lovejoy wrote: >> Just a reminder to all: when someone places a copy of the GPL, >> version 2 alongside source code files this does not make the >> licensing ambiguous; clearly there is a valid lic

Re: "unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators

2017-11-21 Thread W. Trevor King
On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 09:51:27PM -0800, W. Trevor King wrote: > [2]: https://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2017-November/002317.html > Subject: Re: only/or later and the goals of SPDX > Date: > Message-ID: <20171109195414.ga11...@valgrind.us> > … > [5]: > Subject: Re:

"unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators (was: update on only/or later etc.)

2017-11-21 Thread W. Trevor King
On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 08:10:02AM -0700, J Lovejoy wrote: > Just a reminder to all: when someone places a copy of the GPL, > version 2 alongside source code files this does not make the > licensing ambiguous; clearly there is a valid license… > > Any scenario you could interpret, we have a way to

Re: "unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators

2017-09-28 Thread W. Trevor King
On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 04:43:46PM +, Wheeler, David A wrote: > W. Trevor King: > > > ? = “unclear version” - this will be a new modifier to indicate > > > there is a lack of clarity as to the license version regarding > > > if any version, or later, or only applies, e.g., I found the > > > tex

RE: "unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators (was: reminder: call Thursday)

2017-09-28 Thread Wheeler, David A
W. Trevor King: > > ? = “unclear version” - this will be a new modifier to indicate there > > is a lack of clarity as to the license version regarding if any > > version, or later, or only applies, e.g., I found the text of GPLv2, > > but I’m not sure if it’s “only “ or “or later” because there is

"unclear version" and OR-MAYBE operators (was: reminder: call Thursday)

2017-09-27 Thread W. Trevor King
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 04:49:46PM -0600, J Lovejoy wrote: > Kate and I have discussed our last proposal (which was summarized > here: https://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/only-operator-proposal) > with Richard Stallman and John Sullivan as to concerns the FSF, as > steward of the GNU licenses, ha