Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Denis Barbier
Hi, in http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200201/msg00226.html I asked if Debian binary packages have to include TeXinfo source files to comply with GFDL section 3 (which is IMHO very different from GPL clause 3.c). As this draft does not significantly change section 3, I am st

Re: could you safely rewrite the DFSG requirement?

2002-02-12 Thread Denis Barbier
On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 01:48:13AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: [...] > > Also, even if you consider documentation as software, there is > > another obscure interpretational leap from there to considering > > printed documentation as software. > > > > I know many in the free softare community

Debian/GNU/FSF (was Re: license requirements for a book to be in free section)

2002-01-29 Thread Denis Barbier
On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 02:39:28PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: [...] > The serious problem for the FSF is very easy to understand: It is not > acceptable for the FSF that Debian decides what goes into the GNU system and > what not. [...] So there is a third solution: remove GNU name from Debia

Re: GDB manuals

2002-01-15 Thread Denis Barbier
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 08:27:46PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > RMS reports that a new upstream GDB release has been made (5.1.0.1) > which fixes the copyright problem on the GDB manuals. I've filed an > RC bug against the gdb package urging an upgrade. Thanks Thomas, there is indeed n

Re: Practical problems with the GFDL

2002-01-14 Thread Denis Barbier
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:07:48AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Denis Barbier) writes: > > > a) Copyright notices > > > > Most Debian packages with GFDL documentation do not mention in > > /usr/share/doc//copyright that their manual is

Practical problems with the GFDL

2002-01-14 Thread Denis Barbier
Hi, I am subscribed to this list and thus know there have been recently long flame wars concerning the GFDL; anyway I would like to have enlightenments about some practical details. a) Copyright notices Most Debian packages with GFDL documentation do not mention in /usr/share/doc//copyright that

Is this license DFSG compliant?

2000-01-20 Thread Denis Barbier
Hi all, I can not determine whether this license is DFSG compliant or not, and i do not agree with opinions expressed on comp.text.tex about my questions. So could someone confirm this is DFSG compliant, as claimed by the LaTeX Team ? I put `->' marks in front of the 3 lines causing trouble. Tha

Re: LPPL again

1999-06-02 Thread Denis Barbier
On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: > On Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 01:50:44PM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote: > > I understand ; afaik there is no tetex-src package. > > You _could_ check it yourself: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:09:26]:~/cvs/webwml/english/Bugs$ grep-avail

Re: LPPL again

1999-06-01 Thread Denis Barbier
On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Raul Miller wrote: > My current take: > > legal.txt requires that all files in manifest.txt be included in > the distribution (in debian terms: not necessarily in the same > package but on the same media, with an exception for floppies). I understand ; afaik there is no tetex

Re: LPPL again

1999-06-01 Thread Denis Barbier
On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Raul Miller wrote: > Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > forgive my stupidity, i don't understand how a LaTeX distribution (say > > teTex) does not violate the LPPL. > > I don't know much about LaTeX, but the tetex stuff I h

LPPL again

1999-06-01 Thread Denis Barbier
== From: Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Distribution of packages (was Re: french package status) Hi folks, forgive my stupidity, i don't understand how a LaTeX distribution (say teTex) does not violate the LPPL. One of the problem is -> Redistribution of unch