Re: firefox -> iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-08 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Friday 08 December 2006 13:26, Bill Allombert wrote: > Actually Sarge include mozilla-firefox, not firefox, so we only need > a transition package named "mozilla-firefox" for the upgrade. Well, now, that would be even more troubling. If I am requesting "mozilla-firefox" it sure sounds like I'

Re: PEAR / PHP License status

2006-12-08 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 10:07:26AM +1100, Andrew Donnellan wrote: > > Couldn't GPL+exception be used? Or is the incompatibility both ways? > (ie the PHP license has a clause prohibiting additional restrictions > that the GPL would put on) > Possibly. I maintain httperf, which is GPL but also lin

Re: PEAR / PHP License status

2006-12-08 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 12/9/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:05:52PM +0100, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > Hi, If you are the author of said application, you could release under the MIT or BSD-type license. Couldn't GPL+exception be used? Or is the incompatibility both ways?

Re: PEAR / PHP License status

2006-12-08 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:05:52PM +0100, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > Hi, > > What is the status of the discussion with PEAR (or PHP Group) about > using the PHP license in some of the PEAR packages? [1][2] > > I'm currently in need of QuickForm (v3) in a GNU GPL'd application, > but QuickForm is re

Re: GFDL v2 draft 1 analysis [long]

2006-12-08 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What follows is my own analysis of the first draft of GNU FDL v2. > I welcome any comments on my reasoning. As you might expect from my summary http://mjr.towers.org.uk/blog/2006/fdl#general I agree with most of that reasoning, apart from: > > [...] Bot

Re: firefox -> iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-08 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:21:24AM +0100, Jacobo Tarrio wrote: > El martes, 5 de diciembre de 2006 a las 13:57:48 -0800, Jeff Carr escrib?a: > > > I notice that recently you have complied with Mozilla's request to not > > use their trademarks for your browser packages. However, you can't > > also

PEAR / PHP License status

2006-12-08 Thread Sylvain Beucler
Hi, What is the status of the discussion with PEAR (or PHP Group) about using the PHP license in some of the PEAR packages? [1][2] I'm currently in need of QuickForm (v3) in a GNU GPL'd application, but QuickForm is released under the PHP license, which is incompatible :/ Thanks, [1] http://lis

Take two: GSFDL v1 draft 1 analysis [long, again]

2006-12-08 Thread Francesco Poli
Hi all again! What follows is my own analysis of the first draft of GNU SFDL v1. I apologize for repeating some of the comments I've already written regarding the GNU FDL v2 draft, but... blame the FSF for publishing *two* license drafts with large chunks of identical text in common... Once more,

GFDL v2 draft 1 analysis [long]

2006-12-08 Thread Francesco Poli
Hi all! What follows is my own analysis of the first draft of GNU FDL v2. I welcome any comments on my reasoning. The full text of the draft is available at http://gplv3.fsf.org/ > GNU Free Documentation License > > Discussion Draft 1 of Version 2, 25 September 2006 > > THIS IS A DRAFT, NOT

Re: Open Font License 1.1review2 - comments?

2006-12-08 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >- Eugene cannot use the name "ChangedFont", because it's the name of > the work he's modifying >- neither can Eugene use the name "MyFont", because it's the name of > the work "ChangedFont" is based on >- Eugene calls his font "Enhanc

Re: Open Font License 1.1review2 - comments?

2006-12-08 Thread MJ Ray
Terry Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [...] Just because it's fun to argue, though [...] I think it's extremely unfunny to have off-topic angels-on-pinhead debates looping away. If anything on-topic comes out of this subthread, please summarise it in a new subthread. Thanks, -- MJR/slef My Opinio

Re: firefox -> iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-08 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Friday 08 December 2006 00:16, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:28:04AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, you propose that Firefox refers to both the code base and the > > > browser? > > > > Not only that, but firefox (lowercase, not as

Re: firefox -> iceweasel package is probably not legal

2006-12-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:28:04AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, you propose that Firefox refers to both the code base and the browser? > Not only that, but firefox (lowercase, not as in the trademark) While I agree with the conclusion that there's no grea