Re: Author name in copyright notice

2008-02-24 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * David Paleino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080224 13:04]: > I believe that the copyright notice should carry the real name of the author, > shouldn't it? Uhm... to best of my knowledge: No. Think at the dissident test. Yours sincerely, Alexander signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Author name in copyright notice

2008-02-24 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
David Paleino wrote: > I believe that the copyright notice should carry the real name of the author, > shouldn't it? Most of the world doesn't have rules about copyright notices, so there it doesn't matter what you put in such a notice. The only complication you may encounter is that copyright law

Re: Free Art License

2008-02-24 Thread MJ Ray
Mathieu Stumpf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The already a discution[1] which was opened about this license, but I > didn't find if this license is DFSG complient. I have reviewed the discussion of http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/09/msg00132.html In my opinion, this license: + permits free redi

Re: Author name in copyright notice

2008-02-24 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:04:17 +0100 David Paleino wrote: [...] > I contacted upstream to know his real name, in order to put it in > debian/copyright, but he wishes to be known as "Master Kernel" (that is the > name provided in the sources). Is that possible? To the best of my knowledge, yes, that

Author name in copyright notice

2008-02-24 Thread David Paleino
Hi, I'd like to package a software [1], but I'm encountering possible copyright issues. I contacted upstream to know his real name, in order to put it in debian/copyright, but he wishes to be known as "Master Kernel" (that is the name provided in the sources). Is that possible? He also asked me whe