Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
Ken Arromdee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yet unlike the software patent or export case, it *is* within the power of > the software writer to grant the permission that's being denied. He can > say "I don't care if you misrepresent me. Go ahead and don't give me credit." > The "other obligations

Re: Clarifying non-free parts of the GNU FDL

2004-09-25 Thread Francesco Poli
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:12:07 -0400 Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > If these clarifications were to be made, would the licence be > > considered DFSG-free? > Um... I think so. Were there any other problem clauses? The possibility for further modifiers to *add* unmodifiable sections (Invariant Section

Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

2004-09-25 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:59:54 -0400 Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > Well, yes, but if I offer you the MS Visual C++ source code to package > for Debian, and I tell you I'll give it to you under the GPL, you'll > turn me down. Even though I give the relevant permissions, and it's > the copyright hold

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Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > That's because it's not Apache's license that fails to permit this > use (or attempt to restric this use): it's the existence of an > unrelated software patent. Apache Software Foundation gives this > permission, it's the one-click shopping patent holde

Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:59:54 -0400 Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > >> Well, yes, but if I offer you the MS Visual C++ source code to package >> for Debian, and I tell you I'll give it to you under the GPL, you'll >> turn me down. Even though I give the r

Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

2004-09-25 Thread Ken Arromdee
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004, Francesco Poli wrote: > That's because it's not Apache's license that fails to permit this use > (or attempt to restric this use): it's the existence of an unrelated > software patent. > Apache Software Foundation gives this permission, it's the one-click > shopping patent hold