Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Thursday 28 February 2008 05:05:00 pm Ben Finney wrote: > Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > -->8-- > > Q: I've flouted your advice and written a new license. I strongly > > believe that it conforms to the DFSG and is a free software license. > > People

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Thursday 28 February 2008 04:09:34 pm Francesco Poli wrote: > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:01:34 -0800 Sean Kellogg wrote: > > On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:19:26 am Walter Landry wrote: > > [...] > > > > http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html > > > > Now this is a page I remember... it is in

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Ben Finney
Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > -->8-- > Q: I've flouted your advice and written a new license. I strongly > believe that it conforms to the DFSG and is a free software license. > People on debian-legal don't seem to agree though. They give > explanations

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:01:34 -0800 Sean Kellogg wrote: > On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:19:26 am Walter Landry wrote: [...] > > http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html > > Now this is a page I remember... it is indelibly rooted in my mind because of > this fun exchange: > > -

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Cyril Brulebois
On 28/02/2008, Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) wrote: > As I said, during NM, every candidate must do this, unless I am > misunderstanding something, but they most point out what each test > tries to address in DFSG. AFAICT, there's no must. It depends on whether the application manager follows t

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28-02-2008 13:40, Sean Kellogg wrote: > Ahhmm?! I've been subscribed to d-l for around five years now and I > have never seen anyone tie a test to a DFSG point even though folks > have asked. In fact, it wasn't until someone posted the wikipedia

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Thursday 28 February 2008 11:27:15 am Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080228 20:01]: > > On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:19:26 am Walter Landry wrote: > > > You just have not been around long enough ;) The desert island test > > > was first mentioned in 2002 in > >

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080228 20:01]: > On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:19:26 am Walter Landry wrote: > > You just have not been around long enough ;) The desert island test > > was first mentioned in 2002 in > > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/01/msg00010.html > > An

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:19:26 am Walter Landry wrote: > You just have not been around long enough ;) The desert island test > was first mentioned in 2002 in > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/01/msg00010.html An actual cite to the DFSG, but it is from before my time... of cou

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 27 February 2008 07:21:27 pm Felipe Augusto van de Wiel > (faw) wrote: > > On 27-02-2008 23:13, Sean Kellogg wrote: > > > On Wednesday 27 February 2008 04:20:56 pm Steve McIntyre wrote: > > >> So long as you add the rider that some of the debi

Re: Desert island test

2008-02-28 Thread Sean Kellogg
On Wednesday 27 February 2008 07:21:27 pm Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) wrote: > On 27-02-2008 23:13, Sean Kellogg wrote: > > On Wednesday 27 February 2008 04:20:56 pm Steve McIntyre wrote: > >> So long as you add the rider that some of the debian-legal > >> subscribers believe it (and some of