Re: Xbae widget license
Op wo 05-03-2003, om 18:55 schreef Branden Robinson:
> On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 08:46:49PM +0100, Joop Stakenborg wrote:
> > I am looking into the license of the Xbae widget set, see
> > http://xbae.sourceforge.net
>
> Mr. Stakenborg, are you subscribed to debian-legal?
>
Yes I am. I have just browsed through all the mails and was about to
reply to some of them.
> You've received several replies, and I think everyone who has replied is
> pretty much on the same page; the license is worded the same as other
> DFSG-free licenses in use, but to avoid a University of Washington
> situation, it would be wise to get clarification from the copyright
> holder on one ambiguous construction.
>
I will try to get some clarification on the Xbae mailing list. To be
safe, I will ask about:
- Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this material for any
purpose and without fee is hereby granted.
and:
- the name of any author not be used in advertising or publicity
> However, given that existing precedent holds that this license is worded
> and interpreted by licensors in a DFSG-free manner, I would say it's
> safe to upload to main until and unless the copyright holder elects to
> apply an uncommon interpretation of the license terms. If that turns
> out to be the case, the package could be moved to the non-free section.
>
I have not packaged it yet. It compiled fine on debian/unstable however
and it should be an easy job, since they use autoconf/automake. At the
moment I am unsure if I will package it if turns out to be non-free.
> Please see:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200303/msg00134.html
Thanks for your interest and replies,
regards,
Joop <pa3aba@debian.org>
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