Re: license requirements for a book to be in free section

2002-01-26 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 02:33:18AM +0100, Sunnanvind Fenderson wrote: > Marcus wrote: > > No. There have been several cases in the past where we include and the FSF > > exclude, and none I am aware of where it is the other way round (although > > the GFDL might become such a case). > > The vim

Re: license requirements for a book to be in free section

2002-01-26 Thread Sunnanvind Fenderson
Marcus wrote: > No. There have been several cases in the past where we include and the FSF > exclude, and none I am aware of where it is the other way round (although > the GFDL might become such a case). The vim license was listed as a free license on gnu.org while debian-legal debated it. (A

Re: license requirements for a book to be in free section

2002-01-26 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 04:21:16PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > I have not yet checked if we have perl modules that are only under > Artistic, and not dual licensed under GPL, but we probably do. Yes, we do. I maintain one of them (libgetargs-long-perl). :( -- Colin Watson

Re: license requirements for a book to be in free section

2002-01-26 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 04:44:44AM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > However, I'm not really sure whether the DFSG should also be read as > requiring the free right to make and sell hardcopies. One could argue > either way from the text of the DFSG, I think. Should it be read to permit the free righ