Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-28 Thread Bill Allombert
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:59:54AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 02:37:51PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to move the discussion to debian-vote where it belongs. > > I'd like to apologize to have started this cross-post in the first place. >

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-19 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 02:37:51PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to move the discussion to debian-vote where it belongs. > I'd like to apologize to have started this cross-post in the first place. > (please CC me). Actually, I'm thinking it's probably more on-topic on -le

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-15 Thread Bill Allombert
Hello, I would like to move the discussion to debian-vote where it belongs. I'd like to apologize to have started this cross-post in the first place. (please CC me). On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 04:04:49AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > If you modify a GPL-licensed software and distribute the modif

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-14 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 02:24:38PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11:40PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 08:52:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > 2.1 This clause restricts how you can modify the software. > > > Doing a simple modifica

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-13 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11:40PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 08:52:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > 2.1 This clause restricts how you can modify the software. > > Doing a simple modification to a AGPL-covered software might require > > you to > > write

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-12 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Toni Mueller wrote: > > Hi, > > On Wed, 11.11.2009 at 23:46:59 +0100, Martin Langhoff > wrote: >> Yes, this is one of the awkward things I find in the AGPL. If it's not >> a webapp, what then? > > please see this: > > http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-12 Thread Toni Mueller
Hi, On Wed, 11.11.2009 at 23:46:59 +0100, Martin Langhoff wrote: > Yes, this is one of the awkward things I find in the AGPL. If it's not > a webapp, what then? please see this: http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AGPLv3InteractingRemotely It could eg. also be network file sys

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-12 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
Frank Lin PIAT a écrit : > Russell Coker wrote: >> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Wouter Verhelst wrote: >>> First, network protocols that "do not allow to display" anything are >>> abundant, since no network protocol "displays" anything -- clients that >>> use the protocol do. This is true for HTTP, FTP, S

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-12 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
Russell Coker wrote: > On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Wouter Verhelst wrote: >> First, network protocols that "do not allow to display" anything are >> abundant, since no network protocol "displays" anything -- clients that >> use the protocol do. This is true for HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and whatnot. > > If you co

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-11 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > First, network protocols that "do not allow to display" anything are > abundant, since no network protocol "displays" anything -- clients that > use the protocol do. This is true for HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and whatnot. If you connect to my SMTP server you w

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-11 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: >>    -- The code is modified to interact with the user using a network protocol >>       that does not allow to display a prominent offer. > > This is actually your best argument so far, but I don't think it's > completely true either. Yes

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-11 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 08:52:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > Dear developers, > > I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your consideration. > (this GR proposal supersedes the proposal in > <20090318235044.ga30...@yellowpig>) > > Asking for seconds, > (please CC me) > Bil

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-11 Thread Luk Claes
Bill Allombert wrote: > 13. Remote Network Interaction; Use with the GNU General Public License. > > Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, if you modify the > Program, your modified version must prominently offer all users interacting > with it remotely through a computer

GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG (take 2)

2009-11-11 Thread Bill Allombert
Dear developers, I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your consideration. (this GR proposal supersedes the proposal in <20090318235044.ga30...@yellowpig>) Asking for seconds, (please CC me) Bill. This General Resolution is made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5,

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-07 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 09:27:06AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 02:02:42AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 02:27:10PM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:50:45AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > >>> RATIONALE (to b

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-06 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 06:49:57AM +0300, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > 2009/3/19 Bill Allombert : > > Dear developers, > > > > I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your > > consideration. > > > > Asking for seconds. > > > > - - - - - - - > > General Resolution made in accordance w

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-06 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 02:02:42AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 02:27:10PM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:50:45AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: >>> RATIONALE (to be amended if necessary): >>> 2. This clause is incompatible with section 3. o

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-05 Thread Aigars Mahinovs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 2009/3/19 Bill Allombert : > Dear developers, > > I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your consideration. > > Asking for seconds. > > - - - - - - - > General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: > > The De

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-05 Thread Bill Allombert
On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 02:27:10PM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:50:45AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > RATIONALE (to be amended if necessary): First of all, thanks a lot for your helpful contribution to this discussion. > > 2. This clause is incompatible with

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-04-04 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:50:45AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > RATIONALE (to be amended if necessary): > 2. This clause is incompatible with section 3. of the Debian Free Software > Guideline: > 2.1 This clause restricts how you can modify the software. > Doing a simple modification to a

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:31:01PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > MJ Ray writes: > > > I hope that others will support this debian and co-op view. > > I continue to object to this GR as currently worded because it is a > stealth delegate override that doesn't clearly state its implications and > e

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Matthew Johnson
On Mon Mar 23 15:08, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Also, I think we should let the secretary to decide if a GR proposal > > modifies some foundation document, overrides a delegate decision, or > > requires amendment to be valid, rather than withholding seconds. > > I don't think the secretary currently

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Russ Allbery
MJ Ray writes: > Did the delegates decide this particular matter or was Bug #495721 > merely a summary of current practice? The statement there seemed > incomplete in significant ways. The ftpmaster statement about the AGPL was remarkably explicit. recently we, your mostly friendly Ftpmast

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Luk Claes
MJ Ray wrote: > Russ Allbery wrote: >> MJ Ray writes: >>> I hope that others will support this debian and co-op view. >> I continue to object to this GR as currently worded because it is a >> stealth delegate override that doesn't clearly state its implications and >> effects. I encourage all DD

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread MJ Ray
Russ Allbery wrote: > MJ Ray writes: > > I hope that others will support this debian and co-op view. > > I continue to object to this GR as currently worded because it is a > stealth delegate override that doesn't clearly state its implications and > effects. I encourage all DDs to not second it

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:31:01PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: >MJ Ray writes: > >> I hope that others will support this debian and co-op view. > >I continue to object to this GR as currently worded because it is a >stealth delegate override that doesn't clearly state its implications and >effects.

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Russ Allbery
MJ Ray writes: > I hope that others will support this debian and co-op view. I continue to object to this GR as currently worded because it is a stealth delegate override that doesn't clearly state its implications and effects. I encourage all DDs to not second it until it's been fixed, even if

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:09:39PM +, MJ Ray wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Bill Allombert wrote: > > - - - - - - - > > General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: > > > > The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-23 Thread MJ Ray
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bill Allombert wrote: > - - - - - - - > General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: > > The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU Affero > Public License are not free according to the Debian Free Softw

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-19 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:50:45AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > Dear developers, > > I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your consideration. Please make clear what is part of the proposal and what is not. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debi

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-19 Thread Joerg Jaspert
> Of course, had the FTP master rejected packages under the AGPL from the > archive, I would not have bothered with a GR. However I would like this > GR to be considered independently of the FTP master resolution. They are > not the target, the AGPL is. It is not seperate. You do want to override

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-19 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > I proposed my resolution explicitly under 4.1.5, not under 4.1.3. The > purpose of this GR is to take a public stance whether or not the AGPL > meet DFSG. > > I am pretty confident that the FTP master will comply with the outcome > of such determination, and I think it w

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-19 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 07:32:48PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill, could you please change the GR to explicitly say that it's > overriding a delegate decision so that it's clear in its implications and > motivation? I proposed my resolution explicitly under 4.1.5, not under 4.1.3. The purpose o

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-18 Thread Russ Allbery
"Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)" writes: > On 18-03-2009 20:55, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Bill Allombert writes: >>> General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: >>> The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU >>> Affero Public License are not free

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-18 Thread Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 18-03-2009 20:55, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert writes: > >> - - - - - - - >> General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: >> >> The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU Affero >> Public Lic

Re: GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > - - - - - - - > General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: > > The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU Affero > Public License are not free according to the Debian Free Software Guideline. > - - - - - - - What is the c

GR proposal: the AGPL does not meet the DFSG

2009-03-18 Thread Bill Allombert
Dear developers, I respectfully submit this general resolution proposal to your consideration. Asking for seconds. - - - - - - - General Resolution made in accordance with Debian Constitution 4.1.5: The Debian project resolves that softwares licensed under the GNU Affero Public License are not