Re: Copyright lawyers analysis of Andreas Pour's Interpretation

2000-02-11 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "The complete source code for a program which, when running normally, > consistently includes both QPL and GPL licensed machine code must include > both QPL licensed source code and GPL licensed source code." > That concept is central to my argument. Ex

Re: On interpreting licences (was: KDE not in Debian?)

2000-02-11 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 05:26:47PM +0100, Marc van Leeuwen wrote: > Nobody in this "discussion" is claiming (as far as I can see) that > by some subtle shuffling of pieces you can get a (composite) program > from A to B without requiring permissions from all copyright owners. It seems to me that t

Re: On interpreting licences (was: KDE not in Debian?)

2000-02-11 Thread Marc van Leeuwen
I'll give it just one more shot... Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake: > On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 06:41:11PM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > > The GPL has no power to apply to non-GPL'd works which are not derivative > > in source or binary form from GPL'd works. We have already established > > th

Re: Copyright lawyers analysis of Andreas Pour's Interpretation

2000-02-11 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 09:04:02PM +1100, Don Sanders wrote: > I have been researching your comments. Especially the thread containing this > mail: >http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-legal-0002/msg00133.html > > Am I correct in stating that under your interpretation of the GPL "the

Re: On interpreting licences (was: KDE not in Debian?)

2000-02-11 Thread Raul Miller
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 12:53:02PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > > > > Either the program uses readline or it doesn't. If it does use > > > > readline, > > > > and it's distributed with readline, then, strictly-speaking, it contains > > > > readline. > > > > > I disagree.. If it was not built u

Re: Copyright lawyers analysis of Andreas Pour's Interpretation

2000-02-11 Thread Don Sanders
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Joseph Carter wrote: > IMO the contentions lie solely in section 2 of the GPL. Satisfy those > requirements and the license would be compatible with the GPL. I have made an honest effort to locate a thread where you explain "the contentions" but have been unable to do so. Cou

Re: Copyright lawyers analysis of Andreas Pour's Interpretation

2000-02-11 Thread Don Sanders
On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Raul Miller wrote: > On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 12:47:21PM +1100, Don Sanders wrote: > > Being concerned with the legality of redistributing KDE linked to QT > > I consulted a copyright lawyer about Andreas Pour's interpretation > > given on this list. > I the potential for probl

Re: On interpreting licences (was: KDE not in Debian?)

2000-02-11 Thread Joseph Carter
On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 12:53:02PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > > > Either the program uses readline or it doesn't. If it does use readline, > > > and it's distributed with readline, then, strictly-speaking, it contains > > > readline. > > > I disagree.. If it was not built using one piece of rea