Regarding the issue of whether Sun is trying to claim a copyright
covering any implementation of the Jini specifications, here is the
relevant text in the license:
GL.13 "Modification(s)" means (i) any change,
deletion or addition to the Source Code of Covered Code, (ii) any new
file
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 02:04:21PM -0500, Navindra Umanee wrote:
> > > > This permission certainly includes linking against GUI toolkits like
> > > > XForms, Motif, GTK+, Qt or Win32. A copy of the GNU General Public
> > > > License version 2 follows.
> > >
> > > It sounds like the author is givin
David Starner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Because LyX is under the same License as KDE - straight GPL. I
> don't believe the quoted information from the webpage has any legal
> standing. If it does, then it should be in /usr/doc/lyx/copyright, and
> all /usr/doc/lyx/copyright is is a reference to
Raul Miller wrote:
>
> David Starner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Because LyX is under the same License as KDE - straight GPL. I
> > don't believe the quoted information from the webpage has any legal
> > standing. If it does, then it should be in /usr/doc/lyx/copyright, and
> > all /usr/doc/lyx
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 01:29:51PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote:
> Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 3) Is it actually possible for a license (as opposed to a signed contract)
> > > to restrict use? My understanding was that copyright law was all about
> > > copying.
> >
> > See the GPL l
David Starner wrote:
> Actually, LyX depends on XForms, so fixing Qt won't help. Fixing Qt will
> let us add KLyX (LyX ported to Qt), which would be a good substitute.
Has anyone in Debian ever approached the XForms developer(s)
about making XForms open-source?
That sure would move a _lot_ of s
Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification must not be
> covered by the license."
That rules out any licenses with BSD-like advertising clauses.
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see shy jo
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification must not be
> covered by the license."
Too ambiguous.
--
Raul
On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 01:56:29PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> > "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification must not be
> > covered by the license."
>
> That rules out any licenses with BSD-like advertising clauses.
Not necessarily, as advertising is bou
On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 01:56:29PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> > "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification must not be
> > covered by the license."
>
> That rules out any licenses with BSD-like advertising clauses.
>
You're right. It would be better to
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