On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:35:04 +0200 Andreas Bombe wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 07:23:29PM +0200, Francesco Poli wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:22:38 +1000 Ben Finney wrote: > > [...] > > > EXHIBIT 1 > > > UNICODE, INC. LICENSE AGREEMENT - DATA FILES AND SOFTWARE > > > > > > Unicode Data Files include all data files under the directories > > > http://www.unicode.org/Public/, http://www.unicode.org/reports/, > > > and http://www.unicode.org/cldr/data/ . Unicode Software includes > > > any source code published in the Unicode Standard or under the > > > directories http://www.unicode.org/Public/, > > > http://www.unicode.org/reports/, and > > > http://www.unicode.org/cldr/data/. > > [...] > > > > Exhibit 1 includes a permissive non-copyleft license which I think > > complies with the DFSG, but, unfortunately, applies only to > > some limited files... > > Some limited files? Is there anything that is in Debian or would make > sense to package that is not found inside those directories? Frankly speaking, I do not know. I've just analyzed the license text: I haven't had the time to dig into all those directories to see what is being distributed there and what is being distributed elsewhere... The license text is presented in manner which suggests that the first set of (non-free) conditions apply to everything distributed by UniCode, Inc., except for some files, which are under the second set of (DFSG-free) conditions. If those "some files" are in fact the vast majority of what UniCode, Inc. distributes, then the following comments apply: a) great! things are far better than it would seem! :-) b) the license text is presented in a slightly misleading way :-( c) oh, well... ;-) -- http://frx.netsons.org/doc/index.html#nanodocs The nano-document series is here! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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