Re: The bigger issue is badly licensed blobs (was Re: Firmware poll

2006-08-30 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Mike Hommey wrote: > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 07:17:47PM -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 08:48:00PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > > > > Debian needs to make a decision on how it will deal with this legal > > > minefield. Tha

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-21 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Sun, 21 May 2006, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > interested in java in non-free, it's not your job to try to forbid them to > > work on that. > > Not if it hurts the project. And it does. You think it does. Others do. Others don't. I don't. Start a GR if you think the ftpmasters are wrong. There'

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-21 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Sun, 21 May 2006, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le dimanche 21 mai 2006 à 22:38 +0200, Thijs Kinkhorst a écrit : > > Given this legal background of yours, could you please help by using that > > to improve the licence, instead of just complaining about how others > > handled it? Please give the righ

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-21 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Sun, 21 May 2006, Romain Beauxis wrote: > I know I shouldn't, but I was really upset by your answer. You shouldn't be upset. > I'm happy that people speak up and claim their fear with this licence, and > no, This is OK. They can ask questions and have a right to know why ftpmasters accepted

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

2006-05-21 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Sun, 21 May 2006, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Anyway, the background is that James Troup, Jeroen van Wolffelaar and > > myself examined the license before accepting it into non-free (which > > is three times the usual examination, > > It may be three times the usual examination, but when the lice

Re: Bug#189164: libdbd-mysql-perl uses GPL lib, may be used by GPL-incompatible apps

2003-04-16 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 03:15:19PM -0500, Steve Langasek écrivait: > 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion > of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and > distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 > above, provided t

Re: Bug#189164: libdbd-mysql-perl uses GPL lib, may be used by GPL-incompatible apps

2003-04-15 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 02:29:52PM -0500, Steve Langasek écrivait: > The latest version of libdbd-mysql-perl build-depends on > libmysqclient-dev. I'm afraid that, although this fixed the FTBFS bug, > it potentially renders some software in our archive non-distributable. > Because the new libmysql

Re: French license (for sympa)

1999-01-26 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 10:19:11PM +, James Troup écrivait: > This condition differs significantly from the Artistic license, and IMO > is a restriction on distribution which makes it non-free. My reading > of Raphael's footnote doesn't match my reading of this condition. > What do others thin

French license (for sympa)

1999-01-15 Thread Raphael Hertzog
[I'm not subscribed to -legal, please CC answers] Le Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 06:20:23PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrivait: > Please post the license and the translation to debian-legal. Ok, here is it : -=-=- french license -=-=- SYMPA - Système de multipostage automatique Copyright