Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-09 Thread Stephen Zander
> "MS" == Marc Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MS> Blackdown is not Debian. Unless Debian has permission to MS> redistribute, it cannot go in non-free. Mark, did you actuall read what I wrote? > "AJ" == A J Rossini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: AJ> 511$ more /usr/doc/j2sdk1

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-09 Thread A.J. Rossini
> "MS" == Marc Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MS> From: Stephen Zander >> Yes, Blackdown does have permission to redistribute j2se. The >> copyright file includes the additional terms that apply to >> Backdown mirrors and Linux distributions (including Debian). >> Is

RE: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-09 Thread Marc Sherman
From: Stephen Zander > Yes, Blackdown does have permission to redistribute j2se. The > copyright file includes the additional terms that apply to Backdown > mirrors and Linux distributions (including Debian). Is there anything > in those terms that is unclear? Blackdown is not Debian. Unless D

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-09 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Egon" == Egon Willighagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Egon> Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> should be able to answer Egon> this... Yes, Blackdown does have permission to redistribute j2se. The copyright file includes the additional terms that apply to Backdown mirrors and Linux

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-08 Thread Egon Willighagen
On Monday 08 October 2001 08:17, Peter Makholm wrote: > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I was under the impression from the discussions this spring that the > > Blackdown folks had got explicit permission from Sun for Debian to > > distribute the JDK in non-free. > > If such permission

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-08 Thread Peter Makholm
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was under the impression from the discussions this spring that the > Blackdown folks had got explicit permission from Sun for Debian to > distribute the JDK in non-free. If such permission exists it should be mentioned in the packages copyright file. I

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-07 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 08:44:27PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > One interesting thing I did see was in the Sun Supplemental License > > terms, point 2: > > > | (iii) you do not distribute additional software intended to replace > > | any compon

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-07 Thread Stephen Stafford
I am resending this to the list as the first time i sent it I mistakenly sent it only to James. Sorry James. On Sunday 07 Oct 2001 6:27 pm, James Troup wrote: > Hi, > > Blackdown Java 2 was recently uploaded targeted for non-free. I'd > like some second opinions on the license if for no other r

Re: Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-07 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > One interesting thing I did see was in the Sun Supplemental License > terms, point 2: > | (iii) you do not distribute additional software intended to replace > | any component(s) of the Software > Since we actually do this[1] albeit not in the sam

Blackdown Java 2 copyright (j2sdk, j2se)

2001-10-07 Thread James Troup
Hi, Blackdown Java 2 was recently uploaded targeted for non-free. I'd like some second opinions on the license if for no other reason than reading that much legalese is not my idea of fun and I'm not sure I understood all of it and it's implications. One interesting thing I did see was in the Su