mpeg2enc code in simage

2004-07-25 Thread Steve M. Robbins
Hi, I'd like to package some software (simage, from http://www.coin3d.org/download/source-code/) which contains the source code for mpeg2enc. Simage per se is in the public domain, but mpeg2enc is rather more encumbered (see below). As I read it, the patent claims disallow this from Debian. Is

GFDL'ed documents with Front Cover text

2006-03-25 Thread Steve M. Robbins
Hi, Frank said: > assume a document licensed under GFDL, with no invariant sections (and > ...) has a front cover text (like "A GNU Manual") and a back cover text [...] > What should the developers do in order to make it DFSG-free [...] This implies that a document with no invariant sections,

Re: GFDL'ed documents with Front Cover text

2006-03-26 Thread Steve M. Robbins
On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 01:08:16AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 02:09:02PM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote: > > This implies that a document with no invariant sections, but with > > one-sentence front- and back-cover sections does not meet the DFSG? >

Re: GFDL'ed documents with Front Cover text

2006-04-03 Thread Steve M. Robbins
On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 12:55:33AM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >If so, I expect it will be more > >efficient if we can approach the FSF for a blanket license change. > > No; from what we can tell, RMS is personally blocking even the simplest and > most obvious lice

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-10 Thread Steve M. Robbins
Hi, I'm tuning in late, but regarding Ira Kalet's question: > 3. Finally, there is still the issue of what the US FDA might say > about distribution within the US, We have to worry about more than just the US. Almost every country regulates the marketing of medical devices. > as software pr