Re: Intel Microcode License

2000-10-31 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Brian Ristuccia wrote: > > > /+++ > > / Copyright Intel Corporation, 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000. > > / > > / These microcode updates are distributed for the sole purpose of > > / installation in the BIOS or Operating System of computer systems > > / which include an Intel

Re: New license for UW-IMAP

2000-10-31 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > One possible way of looking at this would be to say that allowing some > > people to make the software proprietry is discriminating against everyone > > who isn't allowed to make the software proprietry (thus failing point 6). > Yeah, I can live w

Any Danish members? (fwd)

2000-10-31 Thread krisrose
Dear all, Any (other) Danes out there who actually live in Denmark and could be interested (and responsible) about this? It would be great if a government finally got it right and cool if it was ours :) Greetings, Kristoffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED],debian}.org>

Re: Any Danish members? (fwd)

2000-10-31 Thread Peter Makholm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Any (other) Danes out there who actually live in Denmark and could be > interested (and responsible) about this? It would be great if a > government finally got it right and cool if it was ours :) I will contact him and hear if he got some new contacts. SSLUG alread

Re: New license for UW-IMAP

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 05:02:33PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > One possible way of looking at this would be to say that allowing some > > > people to make the software proprietry is discriminating against everyone > > > who isn't allowed to

Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread Jeffry Smith
Steelblue claims their product is open source (Open Source Definition is based on DFSG). Below is their license from: http://www.steelblue.com/sb/download/SteelBlue/latest/LICENSE.TXT >From their home page: "SteelBlue is an open-source Web application server environment in which Web-database ap

Re: Intel Microcode License

2000-10-31 Thread Brian Frederick Kimball
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:27:45AM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > Maybe they can add a restrictive clause on use (use is permitted only on > Intel CPU and only with original microcode). Can copyright holders control use (i.e. execution) of software?

RE: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> The question is, does the below meet the DFSG? Particularly since it > is: > 2. Requires you to give them the source (although it does say > "please" at the site listed, so "requires" may be a bit harsh). This is ok, it essentially states what the GPL implies, you have to release the source, a

Re: Intel Microcode License

2000-10-31 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:37:28AM -0800, Brian Frederick Kimball wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:27:45AM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > > > Maybe they can add a restrictive clause on use (use is permitted only on > > Intel CPU and only with original microcode). > > Can copyright holders

Re: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread Peter S Galbraith
"Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" wrote: > > The question is, does the below meet the DFSG? Particularly since it > > is: > > 2. Requires you to give them the source (although it does say > > "please" at the site listed, so "requires" may be a bit harsh). > > This is ok, it essentially states what the GPL

RE: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread Jeffry Smith
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > The question is, does the below meet the DFSG? Particularly since it > > is: > > 2. Requires you to give them the source (although it does say > > "please" at the site listed, so "requires" may be a bit harsh). > > This is ok, it essentially s

Re: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread William T Wilson
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote: > The question is, does the below meet the DFSG? Particularly since it > is: It might. In fact, it seems a lot like the LGPL, except that it is exceptionally vague on what restrictions it places on derivative works, and it does not guarantee that the lic

RE: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread William T Wilson
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote: > > > 4. Termination clause. > > > > It terminates if you violate it, not just because they say so. > > How do they determine you violated it? Also, it requires you to I imagine they would have to pursue legal action for this. There is nothing in the

RE: Steelblue license

2000-10-31 Thread Jeffry Smith
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, William T Wilson wrote: > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:51:08 -0500 (EST) > From: William T Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Jeffry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-legal@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: Steelblue license > > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote: > > > >

Re: Intel Microcode License

2000-10-31 Thread Brian Frederick Kimball
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:50:32PM -0500, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:37:28AM -0800, Brian Frederick Kimball wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:27:45AM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > > > > > Maybe they can add a restrictive clause on use (use is permitted only on > >