Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-25 Thread David Starner
On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 09:35:44PM -0600, John Galt wrote: > No, he doesn't have to do anything at all with his patches. They aren't > the FSF's to define the license for. For ONLY the work he authored or > has the rights of authorship in, he may do whatever he wishes with it. A patch to a pro

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-25 Thread John Galt
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, martin f krafft wrote: >[please cc me on responses] > >hey wise people, > >i have a question that's stunning us over here. there's someone >selling a complete firewall appliance atop a linux kernel. he >advertises it as hardened and as super-secure because he patched the >kern

Re: Opinion on the SNNS licence

2002-04-25 Thread Yann Dirson
On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:20:12PM -0700, Walter Landry wrote: > Perhaps you could get this clarified as well? Will try. Thanks to both for the hints. > Overall, this license reads like a GPL wannabee, with all of the > requisite vagueness and over-reach. Any possibility of having them > change

Re: Opinion on the SNNS licence

2002-04-25 Thread Walter Landry
Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yann Dirson wrote: > > 1. Main clause says: "You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of > > SNNS's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you > > conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate > > copyright

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-25 Thread David Starner
On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 01:15:23PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > now my question: the kernel's gpl, so everything using the kernel > source must be gpl. that does force this guy to make the source of all > his kernel tree patches available, unless he provides binary patches > for the kernel, righ

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-25 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Thu, 2002-04-25 at 07:15, martin f krafft wrote: > [please cc me on responses] > > hey wise people, > > i have a question that's stunning us over here. there's someone > selling a complete firewall appliance atop a linux kernel. he > advertises it as hardened and as super-secure because he pat

Re: Opinion on the SNNS licence

2002-04-25 Thread Santiago Vila
Yann Dirson wrote: > 1. Main clause says: "You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of > SNNS's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you > conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate > copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the

linux gpl question

2002-04-25 Thread martin f krafft
[please cc me on responses] hey wise people, i have a question that's stunning us over here. there's someone selling a complete firewall appliance atop a linux kernel. he advertises it as hardened and as super-secure because he patched the kernel here and there, and because he added userland stuf

Opinion on the SNNS licence

2002-04-25 Thread Yann Dirson
Hi legal gurus, I'd like to know what others think about the SNNS licence [1], wrt the DFSG. 1. Main clause says: "You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of SNNS's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropri