On 9/6/07, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to search for this licensewise? Thanks.
> S:R)
Google seems to index packages.debian.org, so perhaps something like:
site:packages.debian.org inurl:copyright CC-3.0-BY
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On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:17:11 +0100 (BST) MJ Ray wrote:
> Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > By the by, is CC-3.0-BY itself DFSG-free? [...]
>
> My understanding is that the project is treating works under CC-3.0-BY
> as meeting the DFSG,
...unfortunately, I should add... :-(
> b
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:23:35 +0530 Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> Francesco Poli wrote:
>
> > Shriramana, which category does the database you need belong to?
>
> I do not understand which "category" you mean. It's a database of
> latitude/longitude/elevation data for places around the globe. See
Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the by, is CC-3.0-BY itself DFSG-free? [...]
My understanding is that the project is treating works under CC-3.0-BY
as meeting the DFSG, but the CC-3.0-BY is a confusing licence with many
unresolved questions (lawyerbombs) which I prefer to avoid.
Paul Wise wrote:
Other packages licensed under CC-3.0-BY are in main. For example the
data in the whichwayisup game:
Is there a way to search for this licensewise? Thanks.
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On 9/6/07, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the by, is CC-3.0-BY itself DFSG-free? It is not listed at
> http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses but since CC-1.0 is non-DFSG-free,
> do I assume that CC-3.0 itself is not free?
Other packages licensed under CC-3.0-BY are in main. For e
By the by, is CC-3.0-BY itself DFSG-free? It is not listed at
http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses but since CC-1.0 is non-DFSG-free,
do I assume that CC-3.0 itself is not free?
I have not inlined or attached the text (nor started a separate thread)
since as OP my main question is not about tha
Francesco Poli wrote:
Shriramana, which category does the database you need belong to?
I do not understand which "category" you mean. It's a database of
latitude/longitude/elevation data for places around the globe. See
geonames.org.
P.S.: I am a debian-legal subscriber, so please do not
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Yes, but if there is only one existing database in this format, I don't
>think that changes much. It would be pretty much like a program
>requiring a GPL library to work properly, but that would dlopen() it at
>startup.
The criteria is still the "derived work" one. Not "a
Le lundi 03 septembre 2007 à 12:19 -0700, Steve Langasek a écrit :
> > If the program cannot work without the database, that makes it a derived
> > work.
>
> Er, presumably the application can work with any database that's in the
> right format?
Yes, but if there is only one existing database in
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 03:07:04PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le dimanche 02 septembre 2007 à 19:03 +0530, Shriramana Sharma a écrit :
> > It's a program related to astronomy that requires latitude, longitude
> > and elevation of places to calculate sunrise, sunset etc. For that I
> > found
* Marco d'Itri:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>If the program cannot work without the database, that makes it a derived
>>work.
> Not true:
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#MereAggregation
Huh? A comparable FSF position in this area is the claim that
programs written
Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Le dimanche 02 septembre 2007 à 19:03 +0530, Shriramana Sharma a écrit :
> > It's a program related to astronomy that requires latitude,
> > longitude and elevation of places to calculate sunrise, sunset
> > etc. For that I found the database from geo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>If the program cannot work without the database, that makes it a derived
>work.
Not true:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#MereAggregation
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Le dimanche 02 septembre 2007 à 19:03 +0530, Shriramana Sharma a écrit :
> It's a program related to astronomy that requires latitude, longitude
> and elevation of places to calculate sunrise, sunset etc. For that I
> found the database from geonames.org. This database has a certain
> internal f
Olive wrote:
> Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
> >If the selection of the data that was put in the database involved
> >creative activity by its maker, then yes you need a copyright license.
> >If the database was created by a European company, then you need
> >a license under its database right. (No data
Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
Francesco Poli wrote:
Can anyone more knowledgeable than me on these topics shed some light,
please?
The main question is: do I really need a copyright license to use,
modify and/or redistribute such a (published) database?
If the selection of the data that was put in
On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 17:44:40 +0200 Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
> Francesco Poli wrote:
> > Can anyone more knowledgeable than me on these topics shed some
> > light, please?
> > The main question is: do I really need a copyright license to use,
> > modify and/or redistribute such a (published) databas
On Sep 02, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Maybe you should explain better what the program is and how it works.
> It's a program related to astronomy that requires latitude, longitude and
> elevation of places to calculate sunrise, sunset etc. For that I found the
> database fro
Francesco Poli wrote:
> Can anyone more knowledgeable than me on these topics shed some light,
> please?
> The main question is: do I really need a copyright license to use,
> modify and/or redistribute such a (published) database?
If the selection of the data that was put in the database involved
On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:03:05 +0530 Shriramana Sharma wrote:
[...]
> It's a program related to astronomy that requires latitude, longitude
> and elevation of places to calculate sunrise, sunset etc. For that I
> found the database from geonames.org. This database has a certain
> internal format
Marco d'Itri wrote:
Is it different from abiword opening a .doc file? Can it work with a
different database?
No. The program depends on the exact way that the data is laid out in
the database.
Maybe you should explain better what the program is and how it works.
It's a program related to
On Sep 02, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's not mere aggregation. Mere aggregation is when GPL licensed Qt and
> Boost-licensed Boost are put on a single distribution medium. Qt does
> nothing to Boost and Boost does nothing to Qt. Here the program actually
> *uses* the datab
Marco d'Itri wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is my view correct? I can use the CC-BY-ed database for my GPL-ed
program, right?
Apparently yes. Anyway, the correct criteria is not "linking" but "being
a derived work". This case looks like mere aggregation.
It's not mere aggregation. Mere aggr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Is my view correct? I can use the CC-BY-ed database for my GPL-ed
>program, right?
Apparently yes. Anyway, the correct criteria is not "linking" but "being
a derived work". This case looks like mere aggregation.
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