Re: Free Software Guidelines Question

2019-04-07 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 01:59:31 -0400 Wade Pinkston wrote: > Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this (and hopefully > respond:) Hello Wade! > > My company manufactures high-end IR sensors, IR Quadrant detectors, IR > PSDs, and associated electronics. I have recently been getting more

Re: Free Software Guidelines Question

2019-04-04 Thread Giovanni Mascellani
Hi, first of all, in case you are a newcomer to this mailing list, take into account that this is just a discussion list and it does not represent Debian's official position, nor it represents qualified legal advice. So whatever you gather from this discussion, which I hope to be useful, you'll pr

Re: Free Software Guidelines Question

2019-04-04 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 2:15 PM Wade Pinkston wrote: > My company manufactures high-end IR sensors, IR Quadrant detectors, IR PSDs, > and associated electronics. ... > Is there a way to release a free software package for Debian, but maintain IP > rights to it? >From the perspective of your end

Re: Free Software Guidelines Question

2019-04-04 Thread Giacomo Tesio
On 04/04/2019, Wade Pinkston wrote: > My company manufactures high-end IR sensors, IR Quadrant detectors, IR > PSDs, and associated electronics. I have recently been getting more and > more requests to release a Debian package to help our customers interface > with our hardware in the Debian envir

Free Software Guidelines Question

2019-04-03 Thread Wade Pinkston
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this (and hopefully respond:) My company manufactures high-end IR sensors, IR Quadrant detectors, IR PSDs, and associated electronics. I have recently been getting more and more requests to release a Debian package to help our customers interface wi