Custom license question (Glk libraries)

2005-11-05 Thread Niko Tyni
Hi, I'm packaging a set of Glk user interface libraries [1], which are distributed under a custom license, included below. In my limited understanding this is both DFSG-free and GPL-compatible, but I'd like to be sure about this. The libraries are going to be linked against GPL- and BSD-licensed c

Re: dual licensing

2005-11-05 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 00:40:31 -0500 Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 11:30:03PM -0600, Christofer C. Bell wrote: [...] > > Are you saying it's possible for a developer to release GPL covered > > software in binary form without releasing the source code as long as > > he's the copyright

Re: [no subject]

2005-11-05 Thread Lewis Jardine
Raul Miller wrote: On 11/4/05, Lewis Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (Tangentially, could someone please clarify this: to pass on the work dual-licensed, do you need to comply with both licenses, or does the copyright statement attached to the work that you've legitimately distributed under

Re: [no subject]

2005-11-05 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
Lewis Jardine wrote: > what you want to do is distribute it so that whoever received it also > has the option of choosing GPL or MPL. > > If you were to pick either GPL or MPL, and not modify the work, does the > recipient only have your choice of licence to pick from, or can they > still choos

Re: [no subject]

2005-11-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Lewis Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If you were to pick either GPL or MPL, and not modify the work, does > the recipient only have your choice of licence to pick from, or can > they still choose either? They can still choose either. In the case of both the GPL and the MPL alike, the gran

Re: dual licensing

2005-11-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 11:30:03PM -0600, Christofer C. Bell wrote: >> Are you saying it's possible for a developer to release GPL covered >> software in binary form without releasing the source code as long as >> he's the copyright holder? That sounds

Re: Custom license question (Glk libraries)

2005-11-05 Thread MJ Ray
Niko Tyni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The source code in this package is copyright 1998-9 by Andrew Plotkin. You > may copy and distribute it freely, by any means and under any conditions, > as long as the code and documentation is not changed. You may also > incorporate this code into your ow

Re: Custom license question (Glk libraries)

2005-11-05 Thread Joe Smith
"Niko Tyni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [1] http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glk/ Ah. Zarf. Quite a fascinating fellow. :) The source code in this package is copyright 1998-9 by Andrew Plotkin. You may copy and distribute it freely, by any means and under any condi

Re: Releasing software sponsored by an employer

2005-11-05 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Francisco Poli wrote: >I agree on everything you said, with the following comments/questions: > >* why do you suggest repeating everywhere? Ah. The reason I did that was so that it would be suitable to print out and have the company lawyers or executives sign. > I think it >makes adapting the no

Re: dual licensing (was: Re: [no subject])

2005-11-05 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 06:47:03AM +1100, Andrew Donnellan wrote: > On 11/5/05, Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 06:28:02PM +1100, Andrew Donnellan wrote: > > > On 11/4/05, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Emmanuel Colbus wrote: > > > > > My m