Re: debian status on using the PHP license for pear/pecl extensions

2016-02-27 Thread Pamela Chestek
On 2/22/2016 2:12 PM, Ferenc Kovacs wrote: > My understanding on the first look is that the PHP license is flawed > (tries to limit the usage of php in naming but that is a futile > attempt without registering a trademark) Your premise that registration is required before trademark rights accrue

Re: Questions about libntru license/ntru patent status

2016-02-27 Thread Jim Wright
Do not give up hope, no change has yet occurred, and more voices calling attention to the problematic consequences of this choice may yet change their minds. :-) > I have also repeatedly written to them in order to recommend the > adoption of the 3-clause BSD license [2], the Expat license [3]

Re: Questions about libntru license/ntru patent status

2016-02-27 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 07:03:53 -0800 Jim Wright wrote: > I would add that the OpenSSL folks have stated that they currently > intend to relicense, Yes, they stated this intention [1], but, after that, no further news came out, as far as I can tell. [1] https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2015/08/01/

Re: Questions about libntru license/ntru patent status

2016-02-27 Thread Jim Wright
I would add that the OpenSSL folks have stated that they currently intend to relicense, but have unfortunately tentatively decided on yet another GPLv2 incompatible license. I have asked them to reconsider using the UPL, the MIT license, or some other permissive GPLv2 compatible license, but as

Re: Questions about libntru license/ntru patent status

2016-02-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Paul Wise writes ("Re: Questions about libntru license/ntru patent status"): > On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 2:19 AM, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Are there any parts of Tor which currently have GPL-incompatible > > licences ? (Hopefully not.) > > Tor uses OpenSSL. Bah. Well, then to use NTRU Tor would hav