On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 11:45:39AM +0200, Matt Kraai wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:46:15PM +0000, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > Patented software does not have to be patent-encumbered (for example, we > > have many programs and libraries in both main and non-US/main that use > > CAST5 [0], which is patented). Patent-encumbered software would use > > things like LZW, which is non-free because of the licensing that is > > required to use it. CAST5's RFC [0] states: > > > > The CAST-128 cipher described in this document is available worldwide > > on a royalty-free basis for commercial and non-commercial uses. > > > > > > I'd further point out that packages relegated to non-US purely because > > of US patents are not usable in the US, which is something that > > traditionally non-US/main has been. Also, for example, if LZW had > > just a year left to expire on it in the US, instead of in Germany, would > > we relegate it to non-US/main? I hope not. > > Would the the descriptions be correct if the following patch was > applied? > > *** packages.wml.~1.52.~ Tue Jul 8 17:25:45 2003 > --- packages.wml Thu Jul 17 11:34:47 2003 > *************** > *** 27,34 **** > restricting use or redistribution of the software.</dd> > <dt><em>Non-US/Main</em></em></dt> > <dd>Packages in this area are free themselves but cannot be > ! stored on a server in the U.S. because they are encumbered by > ! patent issues.</dd> > <dt><em>Non-US/Non-Free</em></dt> > <dd>Packages in this area have some onerous license condition > restricting use or redistribution of the software. They cannot > --- 27,33 ---- > restricting use or redistribution of the software.</dd> > <dt><em>Non-US/Main</em></em></dt> > <dd>Packages in this area are free themselves but cannot be > ! exported from a server in the U.S.</dd> > <dt><em>Non-US/Non-Free</em></dt> > <dd>Packages in this area have some onerous license condition > restricting use or redistribution of the software. They cannot > I would be fine with this. -- Brian M. Carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.ath.cx> 0x560553e7 "Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all." --Douglas Adams
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