Re: Artwork in sourceforge.net pages

2006-08-25 Thread Javier Serrano Polo
En/na Weakish Jiang ha escrit: >> Of course, they aren't sufficient to grant it. But the fact that only >> GPL is mentioned, terms of use requiring the same license, alternative >> arragements apparently not made... overall they give me the impression >> that the artwork may be free enough. > > Te

Re: LGPL-library (tntdb) linked with GPL-library (mysql)

2006-08-25 Thread Don Armstrong
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Tommi Mäkitalo wrote: > I would like to change the license to LGPL. The problem here is, > that the mysql-driver links with mysql, which is GPL. Does this GPL > of mysql mean, that tntdb needs to be GPL also? No; the LGPL is always compatible with the GPL. [You can always remo

Re: Artwork in sourceforge.net pages

2006-08-25 Thread Weakish Jiang
Javier Serrano Polo wrote: > That's right, but in this case "OSI-approved license applicable to such > Source Code" means GPL, AFAIU. > Yes, in this case, the source code is under GPL, but the copyright owner said nothing about content on webpages. > Of course, they aren't sufficient to grant

Re: Artwork in sourceforge.net pages

2006-08-25 Thread Javier Serrano Polo
En/na Weakish Jiang ha escrit: > >> "Content located on any SourceForge.net-hosted subdomain which is >> subject to the sole editorial control of the owner or licensee of such >> subdomain, shall be subject to the OSI-approved license applicable to >> such Source Code, or to such other licensing a

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
Adam Borowski wrote: > On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:35:34AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > > By the way, are there still a few countries not in the Berne Union? Maybe > > copyright isn't completely cross-jurisdiction, but it seems near enough. > > The only "real" country left is Taiwan, and it's mostly bec

Re: Artwork in sourceforge.net pages

2006-08-25 Thread MJ Ray
Javier Serrano Polo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [artwork on sf.net, OSTG terms say it's all under the main licence] > Should I contact the author in any case? Yes, as that would probably be simplest if it is done amicably. > If I don't receive any reply, does that paragraph grant a DFSG usage? I

Re: Artwork in sourceforge.net pages

2006-08-25 Thread Weakish Jiang
Javier Serrano Polo wrote: I've read > the sourceforge's terms of use and got to this paragraph under the > licensing section: > > "Content located on any SourceForge.net-hosted subdomain which is > subject to the sole editorial control of the owner or licensee of such > subdomain, shall be subj

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread Marco d'Itri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >When I think about it: Since there is no object code in the >libmail-domainkeys-perl or libmail-dkim-perl binary packages, there shouldn't >be any problems with GPL as far as *these* packages are concerned. Did you notice my answer? I already explained the issue. -- c

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread Adam Borowski
On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:35:34AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > By the way, are there still a few countries not in the Berne Union? Maybe > copyright isn't completely cross-jurisdiction, but it seems near enough. The only "real" country left is Taiwan, and it's mostly because the rebels in the mainland

Re: LGPL-library (tntdb) linked with GPL-library (mysql)

2006-08-25 Thread Kari Pahula
(With apologies to Tommi if he's subscribed to -legal already.) On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 11:47:49AM +0200, Tommi Mäkitalo wrote: > Hi, > > I'm the author of tntdb - a C++ class library for easy database access, which I'm the DD who just uploaded it to the archive - I won't say "the maintainer" u

LGPL-library (tntdb) linked with GPL-library (mysql)

2006-08-25 Thread Tommi Mäkitalo
Hi, I'm the author of tntdb - a C++ class library for easy database access, which is on the list of prospective packages for debian. Currently the license is GPL with this famous openssl-clause, because a part of it (the postgresql-driver) links against postgresql-libraries, which link against

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread Magnus Holmgren
On Friday 25 August 2006 01:57, Stephen Gran took the opportunity to say: > So, if the domain keys patent is under active enforcement, this software > probably should not be approved by the ftp masters. If it is not under > active enforcement, and is under a free license, there is no reason not >

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread Magnus Holmgren
On Thursday 24 August 2006 21:19, MJ Ray took the opportunity to say: > Magnus Holmgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 27 July 2006 12:15, Magnus Holmgren took the opportunity to say: > > > I sent a "clarification request" using their feedback form a couple of > > > weeks ago. Still no

Re: DomainKeys license(s)

2006-08-25 Thread MJ Ray
Not quite contradicting what was written, but it isn't quite so simple... Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > trademarks are a no-op. The DFSG allows for name-change clauses (DFSG 4). > This allows us to modify and redistribute without infringing trademarks > if need be. No freedom issue h