Re: An attempt to narrow the issues

2001-12-15 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In fact, the GPL usually is applied in a way to allow upgrading the license > to any later version, so this problem was neatly solved for the GPL. I > don't know if the new address spawned a new version, but the FSF would have > clarified, I am sure.

Re: An attempt to narrow the issues

2001-12-15 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 03:52:42PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 08:37:58PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > One example of a requirement that doesn't impinge freeness, but isn't > > in option one, is something that says "you must preserve the notice > > that the un

Re: An attempt to narrow the issues

2001-12-15 Thread Richard Braakman
On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 08:37:58PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > One example of a requirement that doesn't impinge freeness, but isn't > in option one, is something that says "you must preserve the notice > that the unmodified version of this software can be found at web site > foo." Such a

Re: An attempt to narrow the issues

2001-12-14 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony Towns writes: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 08:37:58PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > A. Only copyright statements themselves can be invariant. > > B. Only copyright statements and associated licenses can be invariant. > > C. Only Copyright statements, licenses, giving-credit-wh

Re: An attempt to narrow the issues

2001-12-14 Thread Anthony Towns
On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 08:37:58PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > A. Only copyright statements themselves can be invariant. > B. Only copyright statements and associated licenses can be invariant. > C. Only Copyright statements, licenses, giving-credit-where- > credit-is-due, and n