Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-17 Thread Hubert Chan
be a non-free requirement. > You mean like the terms of the GPL? The GPL doesn't require that anything be available for free _download_. The GPL doesn't specify the method of distribution; you could distribute only on a stack of backup tapes if you wanted to. -- Hubert

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:06:09 +1100, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:07:48PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: >> You made the assertion that it was sufficient to just include a link >> to the full document (including invariant sections) or to

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
ue that quotes from the GFDL. So as it stands, as I see it, there has been no proof presented from the GFDL that allows you to remove the invariant sections from a document and just include a link to the originals. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key:

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
up out of exhaustion. > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 01:42:44PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: >> 3a only says that a binary has to be *accompanied* with the source >> code. Hence it can be on a separate medium. So you can distribute >> your 1KB chip, stapled to a CD-ROM that contains the s

Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
ed the program in object code or executable form with such | an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) ` > try again. if you keep coming up with these absurd claims, the laws of > chance says that you must get it right one day. OTOH, you've got a > better chance of winning a big l

Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
limit distribution to the modified binary to be "binary obtained from original source + patch". -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.

Re: Anton's amendment

2006-02-06 Thread Hubert Chan
iant section in documentation licensed under the GFDL must be part of the opaque copy. Whether this difference is significant or not can still be argued. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF

Re: Anton's amendment

2006-02-05 Thread Hubert Chan
alots offer proofs as well, or is this challenge only open to zealots? -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. -- To

Re: Fwd: reiser4 non-free?

2004-04-30 Thread Hubert Chan
is only maintained as a convenience to users. Putting something in non-free basically means, "we can't put this into Debian proper because it conflicts with our Social Contract, but we recognize that users may still want to use it." -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - htt

Re: Cypherpunks anti-License

2004-02-25 Thread Hubert Chan
ftware in the Public Interest, nor any of their agents specifically make the same pledges as are contained in the license. The complete text of the license follows below: [etc.] Is that too wordy? or unnecessary? Suggestions? -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/Gnu

Re: Cypherpunks anti-License

2004-02-25 Thread Hubert Chan
Thanks for your analysis, Anthony. >>>>> "Anthony" == Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Anthony> On Feb 24, 2004, at 16:02, Hubert Chan wrote: >> Hubert> [1] http://www.cypherspace.org/CPL Anthony> Please paste license texts inline.

Re: Cypherpunks anti-License

2004-02-24 Thread Hubert Chan
dy a free license, then there's no real point in relicensing. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. pgpLF9QeWB7kz.pgp Description: PGP signature

license for Federal Information Processing Standards

2004-02-24 Thread Hubert Chan
documents are free, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with that. The FIPS home page is: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/ Again, please cc me as I am not subscribed. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F7

Cypherpunks anti-License

2004-02-24 Thread Hubert Chan
ction, and on the entire license in general. [1] http://www.cypherspace.org/CPL Please cc me, as I am not subscribed to the list. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA