Re: Distribution (without usage) of "shall be used for Good, not Evil"-licensed software

2010-06-08 Thread David Paleino
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:43:14 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 3:30 PM, David Paleino wrote: > > > the "openlayers" package, which I'm reviewing for sponsorship (mentoree > > CCed), has a couple of files with the following license: > ... >

Distribution (without usage) of "shall be used for Good, not Evil"-licensed software

2010-06-08 Thread David Paleino
Hello people, the "openlayers" package, which I'm reviewing for sponsorship (mentoree CCed), has a couple of files with the following license: ---8<--- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),

Re: Which license am I looking for?

2009-01-18 Thread David Paleino
Hello, On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:49:35 +0100, Mark Weyer wrote: > What I am looking for: > - Copyleft with source requirement, but should not contaminate other > software. > - No additional burden on anyone. In particular no requirements for > derivatives to advertize, to not advertize, to follo

Re: Building from source required?

2008-12-03 Thread David Paleino
On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:27:14 +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > Must packages in main derive the contents of binary packages from the > sources shipped in the source package, Yes. > or can they simply copy pre-generated, not directly editable files which have > been derived using some other process

Re: Advice on wicd license

2008-09-14 Thread David Paleino
On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:03:27 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > David Paleino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:19:55 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > > You're right, and [the "All rights reserved" clause] should best > > > be

Re: Advice on wicd license

2008-09-14 Thread David Paleino
On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:19:55 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > David Paleino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I'm packaging wicd for Debian, and it's licensed under GPL-2+. However, one > > of its components ("uninstall.sh") carries this license: >

Advice on wicd license

2008-09-14 Thread David Paleino
Hello *, I'm packaging wicd for Debian, and it's licensed under GPL-2+. However, one of its components ("uninstall.sh") carries this license: # Copyright 2008 Robby Workman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Northport, AL, USA # Copyright 2008 Alan Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lizella, GA, USA # All rights reserv

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

Possible copyright issues

2008-01-30 Thread David Paleino
Hi *, I'm packaging a new software for the Debian-Med group, and the source shows this statement: /* This code may be used and modified for non-commercial purposes*/ /* but redistribution in any form requires written permission. */ This is clearly non-DFSG-free. I've