On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 05:39:36PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 09:44:59PM +0000, David Nusinow a écrit : > > > > First off, I'm excited about this package. But does this actually allow for > > modification and redistribution? By "use the data however they'd like", > > does that include modification, or is it just reading the data? > > Good question. I asked two times if the data is modifiable, but did not > get a clear answer. On the other hand, "use the data however [you] like" > does not forbid modification. > > My plan is to re-ask before uploading, when sending a "I am delighted to > tell you that your data is entering Debian" mail. I will explain again that > being distributed in Debian means claiming that anybody can redistribute > modified versions of the data. I am a bit reluctant to insist and ask the > same question three times in less than a week. > > I already told the upstream people that non-modifiable mean > non(-dfsg)-free, and that non-free is a bit cumbersome to distribute > (for instance in live CDs). This did not trigger any reaction. > > Maybe I can unbrand the mails I sent them and publish them if you want > post-proofread them... Althouth I intended to be clear, I am not a > native speaker...
Great, this sounds like a fine plan. Keep up the good work! - David Nusinow -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
