On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:42:49 +0100 Mathieu Stumpf wrote: > Okay, I'm planning to make some maps for stepmanie[1], but I would > like to map songs that will have no legal problem to be include in > Debian.
I really appreciate that you thought about this aspect *before* doing all the work (that is to say, before it's too late...). > > So I red some threads but I didn't find any final answer, are CC > 3.0[2] (and which one?) and free art license okay with the DFSG[3]? > > Regards etc. > > [1] http://www.stepmania.com/ > [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/02/msg00059.html > [3] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/09/msg00131.html As far as CC-v3.0 are concerned, my personal opinion should be clear from the message[2] that you yourself cite: I don't think that any CC-v3.0 license meets the DFSG. Other people disagree with me, though. You didn't find any "final answer" because the thread didn't reach a clear consensus (and possibily is not even over, just in pause for a while...). Please note that there's another thread[4] which slipped to debian-legal from the cc-licenses mailing list. [4] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/02/msg00063.html Also note that both threads continue on the next month (which is, BTW, *this* month!). As far as the Free Art License is concerned, my opinion is: * it does not meet the DFSG * it'a poorly drafted license * it seems to be primarily designed for material works of art (statues, physical paintings, ...), rather than for non-material ones (i.e.: digital works) If I recall correctly, little consensus was reached last time we discussed this license on debian-legal[5][6]. [5] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/04/msg00257.html [6] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/05/msg00003.html HTH. -- http://frx.netsons.org/progs/scripts/refresh-pubring.html Need to refresh your keyring in a piecewise fashion? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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