Re: Debian Open Use Logo License - is it compatible with...

2006-07-03 Thread Ben Finney
"Joe Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > True. It would be better to drop the copyright, and use only > trademark rights, as that looks to be more or less the desired > effect. What do you mean by "drop the copyright"? Without the notice, the work is still the copyright of the holder; the notice

Re: Is the Sybase Open Watcom License ok?

2006-07-03 Thread MJ Ray
Jason Spiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is the license pasted below OK? I don't think so. It seems to contradict itself - resulting in a possible termination clause. It also requires long-term distribution, discriminates against some commercial activities and attempts to enforce patents unrelated to t

Re: Debian Open Use Logo License - is it compatible with...

2006-07-03 Thread Joe Smith
"MJ Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Joe Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AIUI, the logos are considered trademarks. The "licence" strongly implies that Debian does not claim copyright on the open use logo, but merely trademark rights. [...] I disagree. Copyright (c

Re: Debian Open Use Logo License - is it compatible with...

2006-07-03 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:49:58 +0100 MJ Ray wrote: > Joe Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AIUI, the logos are considered trademarks. The "licence" strongly > > implies that Debian does not claim copyright on > > the open use logo, but merely trademark rights. [...] > > I disagree. Copyright (c) 1999

Re: Is the Sybase Open Watcom License ok?

2006-07-03 Thread Francesco Poli
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 07:14:22 + (UTC) Jason Spiro wrote: > Hi all, > > Is the license pasted below OK? [...] > Sybase Open Watcom Public License version 1.0 [...] Whoever finds the time to thoroughly analyse this license, please consider to review the following thread, before: http://lists.deb

Re: Twinkle 0.8 encorporates iLBC code

2006-07-03 Thread Michel de Boer
Hi Mark, Thanks for pointing this out. As more GPL projects distribute the iLBC code I assumed the license was compatible with GPL. When you look at www.ilbcfreeware.org, they themselves state Kphone as implementing iLBC and Kphone is GPL. I will have a closer look at the license and maybe contac

Re: licence for Truecrypt

2006-07-03 Thread Michael Poole
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Truecrypt 4.2a has just been released, with a revised license: > http://www.truecrypt.org/license.php. Can someone please take a look at > it and see if it looks more like a free license? Thanks, Andrew. My criticisms seem to be addressed adequately. Others might ha

Re: licence for Truecrypt

2006-07-03 Thread Schulman . Andrew
Truecrypt 4.2a has just been released, with a revised license: http://www.truecrypt.org/license.php. Can someone please take a look at it and see if it looks more like a free license? Thanks, Andrew. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Is the Sybase Open Watcom License ok?

2006-07-03 Thread Jason Spiro
Hi all, Is the license pasted below OK? It is OSI-approved, but someone on debian-devel mentioned there were many problematic bits, including 2.2(c), and advised me to post it here. I hope to package openwatcom, a C/C++ IDE that produces efficient DOS, Linux, and Windows code and includes a super