Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le dimanche 24 septembre 2006 à 23:32 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit : <snip> >> > Replacing the text by a 'this software cannot return >> > "schily" because it would infringe on Jörg Schilling's trademark' >> > notice - or no notice at all - would seem like a fine solution. >> >> Dropping this restriction from cdrkit would be a solution, if a >> qualified lawyer confirms that we have the right to do so... > > I agree that we need some legal expertise to confirm that. Doesn't > Debian or SPI have access to a lawyer for such cases? What is the > appropriate procedure?
I'm not sure, but I'd ask the DPL and/or the SPI board to get you a consult with SPI's volunteer lawyer. >> Anyway, let's not split hairs on the validity of Joerg Schilling's >> claims: what we are talking about are clearly non-free restrictions (I >> hope we can agree on that...) and must thus be solved somehow. > > I think the problem is more about GPL-compatibility than about > DFSG-freeness. DFSG #4 already allows licenses forbidding re-use of the > name or version number, and this isn't much a different case here. Right. -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it. So why isn't he in prison yet?...
