On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:18:59 -0500 Adam C Powell IV wrote: > On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 23:20 +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:20:24 -0500 Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > > [...] > > > Francesco, I read the Linux Today story which you linked, and > > > don't see how it's relevant. > > > > It's another case where a license is interpreted by upstream in an > > awkward way, thus making the work non-free. > > Okay, though the Pine license itself has non-free terms (may not be > redistributed with non-free software), where the OpenCascade license > is a free license. I was referring to the earliest Pine license terms, which, as explained in the Linux Today story, included wording that could be interpreted as a free grant of permissions, while upstream interpreted that in a non-free way. Anyway, I think you got what I mean. [...] > > Usual disclaimers: IANAL, TINLA, IANADD, TINASOTODP. > > Me neither. Well, I'm a DD. Where do we get ASOTODP, only after > attempting to upload? Don't get me started on SOTODPs, I would rather avoid starting a controversy today... P.S.: Please do _not_ reply to my personal e-mail address, while Cc:ing the list address, as I didn't ask you to do so. Please follow the code of conduct on Debian lists: http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct Thanks. -- http://frx.netsons.org/doc/nanodocs/testing_workstation_install.html Need to read a Debian testing installation walk-through? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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