a52, css and ogle advice.

2001-12-07 Thread Mikael Hedin
[Please cc-me, I'm not subscribed to the list] Hi. I have put ogle and a52 packages in incoming, and sice heard about legal problems with ac-3 and a/52 code. Is this something to be concerned with? Should the packages maybe be removed? I alsa have a script that downloads and installs libdvdc

Re: apache non-free?

2001-12-07 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 07:47:33AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > If I take apache, add an extra line to it, compile it and call it > apache, and some legal entity calls it derivation, I'll be shitting > bricks. You'd better get some load-bearing underwear. :) > I'm going to leave this alone though

LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread Colin Watson
Could somebody please have a quick look at these three licences? http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP-COPYRIGHT.html http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5 I believe that the first and third are simple DFSG-free copyrights, while the seco

Re: LDP in main?

2001-12-07 Thread Colin Watson
[cc list trimmed] On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 11:03:32PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 06:32:50PM -0600, Colin Watson wrote: > > doc-linux: GFDL, GPL, OPL, PD > > Keep in mind that the GFDL and OPL are only uncontroversially DFSG-free > if they don't contain unmo

Re: LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html > http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP-COPYRIGHT.html > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5 > I believe that the first and third are simple DFSG-free copyrights, > while the second is not AF

Crypto++ again

2001-12-07 Thread Zooko
Folks: In this thread: http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/thread.php3?subject=New+licence+for+cryto%2B%2B+code-base&list=208 It was concluded that Crypto++ contained a non-free file. The current version of Crypto++, version 4.2, uses a different implementation of that algorithm. The new header

Re: Crypto++ again

2001-12-07 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Zooko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- begin included header > // md2.cpp - modified by Wei Dai from Andrew M. Kuchling's md2.c > // The original code and all modifications are in the public domain. "Public domain" is fine for our purposes. However, the question is whether that statement is

Re: LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread John Galt
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Colin Watson wrote: >Could somebody please have a quick look at these three licences? > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html It prohibits pseudonymous/anonymous modification, which may very well be a no-op, but pseudonymity is outside the scope of Debian as I am repeated

Re: LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html > http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP-COPYRIGHT.html > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5 > > I believe that the first and third are simple DFSG-free copyrights, > while the second is not (i

Re: LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It prohibits pseudonymous/anonymous modification, which may very well be a > no-op, but pseudonymity is outside the scope of Debian as I am repeatedly > and consistently reminded by certain nameless individuals (how's that for > irony :) And yet, you kee

Re: LDP licences

2001-12-07 Thread John Galt
I'm sorry, did I say anything to you at all? On 7 Dec 2001, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: >John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> It prohibits pseudonymous/anonymous modification, which may very well be a >> no-op, but pseudonymity is outside the scope of Debian as I am repeatedly >> and con

Re: REVISED PROPOSAL regarding DFSG 3 and 4, licenses, and modifiable text

2001-12-07 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 01:56:23AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 02:52:47PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 11:01:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > For instance: > > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > "> * It's unjustified. Why 3