Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-18 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:33:47AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Now, maybe the latter is what Trolltech *means*, but it's not what the > license *says*. When we've got representatives of the FSF asserting > that there is no fair use right to private modification because of the > _Texaco_ case,

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Richard Braakman
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:29:12PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: [...] > because it prevents me from making modifications without granting > everyone the right to take them proprietary. However, it is hard to > pin this kind of unfreedom to a specific point in the DFSG. Wouldn't this principle als

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Jakob Bohm
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:29:12PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... > > > b. When modifications to the Software are released under this license, a > >non-exclusive royalty-free right is granted to the initial > >developer of the Software t

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Jakob Bohm > On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:29:12PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > > Hm, this analysis suggests that we should reject a license reading > > 1. You may modify this software and give away patches or modified > > source, if you make your modifications available under Thi

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your > modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as > > patches. The following restrictions

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 03:06:23PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in the > >Software. > > > > This is fine, except that it attaches to modification and not > > distribution

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 03:01:44PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your > > modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as > >

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-15 Thread Terry Hancock
On Saturday 15 March 2003 03:06 pm, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Fair Use does *not* allow you unlimited rights to create derivative > works. It might suck, but it just doesn't. Copyright law restricts > copying and the preparation of derivative works, even if you don't > distribute the derivati

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-15 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in the >Software. > > This is fine, except that it attaches to modification and not > distribution of modifications that do this. We should encourage > licensors to be more clear ab

Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-15 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your > modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as > > patches. The following restrictions

QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free

2003-03-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 01:07:41AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 12:03:59PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > Ok, I think you're right. That means the QPL is not actually a > > > problem, even if you object t