Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: > My belief is that the best approach would be to have > /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL symbolically linked in a manner similar to > library versions. This will mean that someone wishing to specify a > particular version of the GPL can do so by a furthe

Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Steve Greenland
On 31-Aug-01, 10:43 (CDT), Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: > > To make it happen you should file a wishlist bug against the package which > > provides the GPL, asking it to provide it as a versioned file and symlink > > /usr/share/common-licen

Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 31-Aug-01, 10:43 (CDT), Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As of today, there is only one GPL file. In my opinion it's soon for that. > > However, if you insist that this has to be done now, then please get > > policy changed first. For ex

Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Santiago> On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Steve Greenland wrote: >> No, we change practice first, then policy. Santiago> Are you sure? Hmm, perhaps we should have waited for all packages Santiago> moving to /usr/share/doc before making it policy

Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Santiago Vila
[ In reply to last Manoj's message ] Ok, let's suppose that we do things gradually, as you suggest. [ I'm trying to delegate the decision to the policy group, if possible ] Let's consider the following proposal: The GPL file in base-files should better be renamed to "GPL-2" and GPL should be

Re: Software Licenced Under a Specific Version of GPL

2001-08-31 Thread Andrew McMillan
Santiago Vila wrote: > > [ In reply to last Manoj's message ] > > Ok, let's suppose that we do things gradually, as you suggest. > [ I'm trying to delegate the decision to the policy group, if possible ] > > Let's consider the following proposal: > > The GPL file in base-files should better b