Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-17 Thread Emmanuel Hainry
Citando Rainer Müller : > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > Or change the name of the software. These restrictions apply only > > in this case: > > > > [quoted from the LICENSE file] > > If the name Ion(tm) or other names that can be associated with the Ion > > project are used to distribute this sof

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-16 Thread Pierre Queinnec
Interesting idea; this brings yet another possibility. The only problem I could see with that strategy is yet-another-license-change forbidding derivative works. If PortMgr thinks this is the way it should be handled, we could do the rename in the Debian fashion, but personally I won't be main

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-16 Thread Rainer Müller
Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Or change the name of the software. These restrictions apply only > in this case: > > [quoted from the LICENSE file] > If the name Ion(tm) or other names that can be associated with the Ion > project are used to distribute this software, then: > [/quoted] Seems like D

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-15 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2007-12-14 15:26:12 +0100, Markus Weissmann wrote: > thanks for bringing this up here: Mr. Valkonen's license is absolutely > unbearable. > As an alternative: Perhaps you can bring the port back to the last sane > licensed version - don't know if this is useful and/or possible. > Either that

Re: [macports-mgr] Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-14 Thread Juan Manuel Palacios
On Dec 14, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Markus Weissmann wrote: Hi Pierre, thanks for bringing this up here: Mr. Valkonen's license is absolutely unbearable. As an alternative: Perhaps you can bring the port back to the last sane licensed version - don't know if this is useful and/or possible. Eith

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-14 Thread Markus Weissmann
Hi Pierre, thanks for bringing this up here: Mr. Valkonen's license is absolutely unbearable. As an alternative: Perhaps you can bring the port back to the last sane licensed version - don't know if this is useful and/or possible. Either that or remove it please. Regards, -Markus On Dec

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-13 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Dec 13, 2007, at 16:13, paul beard wrote: On 12/13/07, Rainer Müller wrote: For me this sounds like a removal request... What is the problem with a version more than 28 days old? In my personal opinion ion3 with this license addition does not qualify as free software any more. Definitel

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-13 Thread paul beard
On 12/13/07, Rainer Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For me this sounds like a removal request... What is the problem with a > version more than 28 days old? In my personal opinion ion3 with this > license addition does not qualify as free software any more. Definitely > remove it. > Wow, f

Re: Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-13 Thread Rainer Müller
Pierre Queinnec wrote: > Here are two mails T. Valkonen sent respectively to FreeBSD Ports [1] > and pkgsrc [2], warning them of a license violation on his software, > ion3 (x11/ion3). > > I'll be committing a removal of the port in 5 days if nobody wants to > step up and take ownership from me. T

Ion3 license and possible removal

2007-12-13 Thread Pierre Queinnec
[sorry for cross-posting] Hi all, Here are two mails T. Valkonen sent respectively to FreeBSD Ports [1] and pkgsrc [2], warning them of a license violation on his software, ion3 (x11/ion3). I'll be committing a removal of the port in 5 days if nobody wants to step up and take ownership from