Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:17:12PM -0800, Ben Reser wrote: > If the cryptlib author would state that he agrees with sleepycat's > clarifications then I don't think there are any problems with this > license. Upon further review looks like the author has done this basically on their website (http:/

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-07 Thread MJ Ray
On 2004-03-08 02:17:12 + Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To which I'll add that the FSF considers this license free: [...] I'm already waiting for a reply about the details of this. I'll report back when I get it. If the cryptlib author would state that he agrees with sleepycat's

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:53:02AM +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: > Then we go deep into GPL territory. "the source code for all modules [the > executable] contains or uses, [barring anything shipped with the OS]" is > useless from Debian's POV, because we either ship everything or nothing as > part

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 02:15:27PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Humberto Massa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [...license for cryptlib...] > > Except for proper names, this is identical to the license for > the libdb4.0 package, which is already in Debian main. To which I'll add that the FSF co

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread MJ Ray
On 2004-03-04 22:15:27 + Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Humberto Massa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...license for cryptlib...] Except for proper names, this is identical to the license for the libdb4.0 package, which is already in Debian main. Sleepycat have published clarificatio

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Mar 4, 2004, at 17:53, Matthew Palmer wrote: Copyright 1992-2004 Peter Gutmann. All rights reserved. This "All rights reserved" followed by a "go nuts" licence always seems to jar with me. Does anyone else have the same cognitive dissonance whenever they read one of these? No, just ig

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 03:58:55PM -0300, Humberto Massa wrote: > David Gourdelier wrote: > >I would like to know if crypt lib licence would allow it for being > >included in Debian as a Debian package. The licence is available at > >http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html >

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Ben Pfaff
Humberto Massa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [...license for cryptlib...] Except for proper names, this is identical to the license for the libdb4.0 package, which is already in Debian main. -- Peter Seebach on managing engineers: "It's like herding cats, only most of the engineers are already

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread MJ Ray
On 2004-03-04 19:03:49 + David Gourdelier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you're unable to comply with the above license then the following, alternate usage conditions apply: Irrelevant if "the above license" is free, isn't it?

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread MJ Ray
On 2004-03-04 18:58:55 + Humberto Massa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Apparently, the license (text below) is a BSD-sans-advertising -like. More eyes, please: Clauses 1 and 2 are identical to BSD. Clause 3 is entirely different. 3. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by informa

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Humberto Massa
So it means there is no legal problems for a cryptlib package ? My wondering was more about this statement and the link with points 5 and 6 of the Debian social contract: If you're unable to comply with the above license then the following, alternate usage conditions apply: Any large

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Humberto Massa
David Gourdelier wrote: I would like to know if crypt lib licence would allow it for being included in Debian as a Debian package. The licence is available at http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html Thank you for your answer. Regards, Apparently, the license (t

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread Humberto Massa
David Gourdelier wrote: Hi list, I would like to know if crypt lib licence would allow it for being included in Debian as a Debian package. The licence is available at http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html Thank you for your answer. Regards, Apparently, t

Re: Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread David Gourdelier
I would like to know if crypt lib licence would allow it for being included in Debian as a Debian package. The licence is available at http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html Thank you for your answer. Regards, Apparently, the license (text below) is a BSD-sans-adve

Cryptlib licence

2004-03-04 Thread David Gourdelier
Hi list, I would like to know if crypt lib licence would allow it for being included in Debian as a Debian package. The licence is available at http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html Thank you for your answer. Regards, -- David Gourdelier