Re: Uploaded jikespg 1.1-1 (source i386) to master

1999-03-15 Thread J.H.M. Dassen
On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 12:35:57 -0500, Mike Goldman wrote: > Source: jikespg > 50bade75066330aa0eb83d8f5a60ba03 781 devel extra jikespg_1.1-1.dsc ^ On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 13:51:30 -0500, Mike Goldman wrote: > Source: jikes > 53485dfff657f3fdddc93ab

Re: Uploaded jikespg 1.1-1 (source i386) to master

1999-03-15 Thread John Hasler
J.H.M. Dassen writes: > If the Jikes license still contains this [revocation] clause, I think > jikes should not be in main or contrib, but in non-free only. I agree. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: termination clauses

1999-03-15 Thread John Hasler
Bruce writes: > I've written a letter about bad termination clauses in free software > licenses. Please see http://perens.com/Termination.html . Looks good, except for this: > ..some important new free software licenses can terminate at any time,.. ^ I don't th

What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-15 Thread vaidhy
Hi, I am planning to right a book on Debian. If I read the Debian User's Manual and add it to the list of references, is my book a derivative ? Thanks and Regards, Vaidhy ** Alike for those who for Today prepare And those that after a Tomorrow stare

Re: [Richard Stallman ] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

1999-03-15 Thread John Hasler
Bruce Sass writes: > How's this... What would happen if I was to have a free program depend > on patent code distributed with a free license,... This is difficult to answer because I don't know how to formulate a free license for a patent. > ...then the license of the patent code became non-free

Re: [Richard Stallman ] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

1999-03-15 Thread Paul Nathan Puri
Re: This patented code Who owns this patent? What is the patent? The patent own can set the license terms as he/she wishes. Where you say 'free licenses cannot be revoked': What is your authority for that statement? The licensor can set the terms and conditions upon which revocation may be a

Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-15 Thread Paul Nathan Puri
No. A list of references will not render your book a derivative. A derivative work is any copyrightable work based on another work such that the derivative can be said to be a transformation or adaptation of the first work. The annotations, editorializations, etc. taken as a whole constitute a

Re: [Richard Stallman ] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

1999-03-15 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 01:28:32PM -0800, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > > [stuff deleted] > > Where you say 'free licenses cannot be revoked': What is your authority > for that statement? The licensor can set the terms and conditions upon > which revocation may be a consequence. > Free software

Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

1999-03-15 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am planning to right a book on Debian. If I read the Debian User's > Manual and add it to the list of references, is my book a derivative? Only if you do things like copy parts of the text to your book I think. The derivate-question itself has much more

Re: [Richard Stallman ] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

1999-03-15 Thread Paul Nathan Puri
What is the DFSG and where can I read it? Thanks... NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ompages.com On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 01:28:32PM -0800, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > > > > [stuff d

Re: [Richard Stallman ] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

1999-03-15 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 03:00:52PM -0800, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > What is the DFSG and where can I read it? > DFSG = Debian Free Software Guidelines http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]