Bug#475376: Obscure license of RFC1436

2008-04-10 Thread Michael Poole
products for US governments in reference to non-copyright restrictions -- export controls, sensitive or classified information, proprietary content, and so forth. Because of that, I would not consider it a reliable statement about the applicable copyright license. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Bug#383403: Vicam driver appears to contain misappropriated code

2006-09-25 Thread Michael Poole
S. Copyright Act calls a "useful article".) Why do you say it is non-distributable in the first place? Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-02-18 Thread Michael Poole
it is free) from outside > > > Debian for ndiswraper. That makes it contrib imho. > > > > Are there any free MSWord files in main ? No ? Then please move > > antiword and similar tools to contrib. > > *points at abiword and openoffice.org* Those are (arguably) differe

Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main (was: Bug#353277: should be in contrib)

2006-02-18 Thread Michael Poole
Anthony Towns writes: > On Sat, Feb 18, 2006 at 09:59:07AM -0500, Michael Poole wrote: > > Anthony Towns writes: > > > But even if that weren't the case, nasm is an assembler -- it doesn't > > > rely on assembler code to do anything useful, its purpose

Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main (was: Bug#353277: should be in contrib)

2006-02-18 Thread Michael Poole
g drivers to run on Linux. This apparently means that you object to translation at the binary level but not translation at the source level. I guess that's reasonable in a general sense, it's just not a distinction that policy or the DFSG makes. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main (was: Bug#353277: should be in contrib)

2006-02-18 Thread Michael Poole
that policy requires. You are the one who insists that the execution must be "free, non-toy, non-POC", and that is why I said that if you want to change the state of things, you should revise the DFSG or policy. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main (was: Bug#353277: should be in contrib)

2006-02-17 Thread Michael Poole
o push against ndiswrapper is a grudge.) Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]