Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-08-01 Thread Rafael Laboissiere
* Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-31 18:52]: > There have been GPLv3 packages in unstable since the day after the license > was released, and there has been analysis of the license on this list that > one of the ftpmasters participated in. Barring any adverse license > interactions wi

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-08-01 Thread Ricardo Mones
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:52:22 -0700 Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 08:07:17AM +0200, Ricardo Mones wrote: > > > Whether a GPLv3 work is distributable compliant with Debian's own DFSG > > > is a different matter -- and if the answer is "no", that doesn't make > >

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 08:07:17AM +0200, Ricardo Mones wrote: > > Whether a GPLv3 work is distributable compliant with Debian's own DFSG > > is a different matter -- and if the answer is "no", that doesn't make > > it *illegal* for you to distribute it. > Indeed, but even if it's legally redist

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Ben Finney
Ricardo Mones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Indeed, but even if it's legally redistributable it may not agree > to the DFSG, so would not qualify to be uploaded into main category > of the archive, which is my original worry. From your answer seems > this is a pending question, which doesn't hel

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-31 Thread Joe Smith
You are always free to upload a package, as long as the Legal file documents all known legal issues (and it is in fat legal for you to distribute it). The job of determining if the work meets the DFSGs belongs to the ftpmasters. Debian-legal exists to discuss the issues, which is hoped to assis

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-30 Thread Ricardo Mones
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:42:03 +1000 Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ricardo Mones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Is it legal to upload a package with GPLv3 license right now? > > It's always legal to upload it anywhere, because the license gives you > the permission to do that (provi

Re: uploading GPLv3 packages

2007-07-30 Thread Ben Finney
Ricardo Mones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is it legal to upload a package with GPLv3 license right now? It's always legal to upload it anywhere, because the license gives you the permission to do that (provided you comply with the rest of the terms). Whether a GPLv3 work is distributable com