Re: [Debburn-devel] License of cdrkit - GPLv2 + additional restrictions
Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le dimanche 24 septembre 2006 à 23:32 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit :
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>> > Replacing the text by a 'this software cannot return
>> > "schily" because it would infringe on Jörg Schilling's trademark'
>> > notice - or no notice at all - would seem like a fine solution.
>>
>> Dropping this restriction from cdrkit would be a solution, if a
>> qualified lawyer confirms that we have the right to do so...
>
> I agree that we need some legal expertise to confirm that. Doesn't
> Debian or SPI have access to a lawyer for such cases? What is the
> appropriate procedure?
I'm not sure, but I'd ask the DPL and/or the SPI board to get you a consult
with SPI's volunteer lawyer.
>> Anyway, let's not split hairs on the validity of Joerg Schilling's
>> claims: what we are talking about are clearly non-free restrictions (I
>> hope we can agree on that...) and must thus be solved somehow.
>
> I think the problem is more about GPL-compatibility than about
> DFSG-freeness. DFSG #4 already allows licenses forbidding re-use of the
> name or version number, and this isn't much a different case here.
Right.
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