Re: DRAFT summary of the CC-by, feedback requested

2004-04-04 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Here are some comments on the draft summary: I think I'd make these changes >It is likely that Creative Commons does not intend this to be a Free "quite possible"? I'm not sure about "likely". >license in the sense of the DFSG. However, since requiring attribution >and credit is acceptable under

Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-freefirmware

2004-04-04 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > A side question: Does -legal think that it would be OK for Debian to >> > distribute *checksums* of the non-free magic blob-of-bits, such that >> > it can be located inside a W

Re: Debian-installer, older hardware, boot loaders, miboot & amiboot & ..

2004-04-04 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> There's absolutely no point even implying that we need their permission >> to reverse engineer anything, > > If we are going to distribute code that has been derived by reverse > engineering, then we do need permission f

Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-freefirmware

2004-04-04 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> It ought not to be difficult (neither in a technical or in a >> economic/legal sense) for manufacturers to ship the standard firmware >> as a separate file on the driver CD that usually accompanies such >> hardware, and fo