Information about copyright
Hello, first I want to tell you that my english is broken ... so forgive me :) I read many licenses but I am a bit confused now ... I am looking for a GPL compatible license in order to wrote a debian application but I want that my source code can be used for non GPL usage (in order to help as many people as possible) if the coder include a copyright like "some piece of code are from ..." Can you help me in a choice ? It seem BSD license to be the near my need. Thanks for your help -- ___ Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.oceaneds.com
Re: Information about copyright
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frouin Jean-Michel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Hello, first I want to tell you that my english is broken ... so forgive me :) I read many licenses but I am a bit confused now ... I am looking for a GPL compatible license in order to wrote a debian application but I want that my source code can be used for non GPL usage (in order to help as many people as possible) if the coder include a copyright like "some piece of code are from ..." Can you help me in a choice ? It seem BSD license to be the near my need. Thanks for your help Look at the LGPL. That may be closer to what you require. Simply put, the LGPL says it is okay to mix with it with other code, provided you keep the LGPL source separate and provide that with the program. It's a bit more complex than that, of course, but it allows your code to be near-as-dammit GPL, while allowing it to be mixed with other code. Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian logos and trademarks
> [...] > > BTW, what happened to the non-free font concerns that were expressed by > Branden Robinson in the above-mentioned wiki page? Maybe what the GNOME foundation has done to use an open font for their logo can provide some inspiration to the Debian project for a solution to this long-running problem? Here's what happened for GNOME: It took a few months but they realized they were using a restricted font copyrighted by a large corporation (this particular one not exactly famous for its support of free software) and they made a decision to move away from this non-modifiable/non-redistributable font to an open font. First the issue surfaced on the marketing list and GNOME developers encourage a move to an open font: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2005-August/msg00056.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2005-August/msg00061.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2005-August/msg00062.html When GUADEC artwork was being prepared, GNOME developer Davyd Madeley replied that Vera (an open font released by Bitstream) is the official font: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/guadec-list/2006-February/msg00237.html A designer (Máirín Duffy) then tackled the problem and made design proposals: http://mihmo.livejournal.com/29136.html More discussion on the subject happened at the GUADEC in Vilanona (2006 edition) and via mail and IRC after that. A bit later on, Máirín's designs was pointed out in a marketing-list thread: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2006-August/msg00132.html Finally the GNOME board applied for trademark of the logo based on the outlines from the new open font: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-September/msg0.html This is the current result: http://live.gnome.org/BrandGuidelines AFAICT the Debian logo currently uses Friedrich Poppl's Laudatio Condensed (non-free): http://www.identifont.com/show?13E http://www.bertholdtypes.com/bq_library/90090.html I suggest discussing the opportunity of basing the text in the Debian logo on an existing open font. Or calling on designers to create a new Debian-specific font from scratch and then release it under a good license. -- Nicolas Spalinger pkg-fonts Alioth project signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Information about copyright
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:33:08 +0100 Frouin Jean-Michel wrote: [...] > I am looking for a GPL compatible license in order to wrote a debian > application but I want that my source code can be used for non GPL > usage (in order to help as many people as possible) if the coder > include a copyright like "some piece of code are from ..." > Can you help me in a choice ? It really seems that you are looking for a GPL-compatible non-copyleft license. The simplest and most recommendable one is the so-called Expat license, IMO. It is also sometimes referred to as the "MIT license". You can find it here: http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt > It seem BSD license to be the near my need. A 2-clause BSD license is also OK for your purposes: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/info/BSD_2Clause.html > Thanks for your help You're welcome! :) -- 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 pgpVGkWD47fxH.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian logos and trademarks
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:56:45 +0100 Nicolas Spalinger wrote: [...] > I suggest discussing the opportunity of basing the text in the Debian > logo on an existing open font. Or calling on designers to create a new > Debian-specific font from scratch and then release it under a good > license. I agree that the issue should be fixed, while we are at fixing Debian logo problems. The two solutions that you propose seem OK to me. -- 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 pgpiYpAbnVtd8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian logos and trademarks
I totally agree with you. Best option, IMHO, would be to have a new Debian-specific font to be released under a free license. Daniele Micci >Messaggio originale >Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Data: 20/02/2007 16.56 >A: >Ogg: Re: Debian logos and trademarks [CUT] >AFAICT the Debian logo currently uses Friedrich Poppl's Laudatio >Condensed (non-free): >http://www.identifont.com/show?13E >http://www.bertholdtypes.com/bq_library/90090.html > >I suggest discussing the opportunity of basing the text in the Debian >logo on an existing open font. Or calling on designers to create a new >Debian-specific font from scratch and then release it under a good license. > > >-- >Nicolas Spalinger >pkg-fonts Alioth project Naviga e telefona senza limiti con Tiscali Scopri le promozioni Tiscali adsl: navighi e telefoni senza canone Telecom http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
