Bug#471927: [Scratch] Scratch 1.4 source code released under GPL v2

[Amos Blanton <amos@scratch.mit.edu>]

Hi Allison, Miry -

We've made some changes to page that describes the source code on our site, and also made a minor update to a license file in the source package, all based on suggestions from Mako Hill and friends from the free software community.

http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Source_Code

I hope we can alleviate any concerns folks at Debian might have about making Scratch available in the Debian repositories. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns.

-Amos

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Amos Blanton <amos@scratch.mit.edu> wrote:

On 03/28/2012 10:35 PM, Allison Randal wrote:

Double-check on the DFSG and the Scratch trademark policy. The code itself will be fine under the DFSG, but the trademark policy may not satisfy "The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software." Worst-case, Debian would just need to use a different name/logo, like it does with Iceweasel and Icedove.

Hi Allison,

Mako Hill was kind enough to gather some suggestions related to our policy from an IRC chat with some debian folks. We're reviewing these suggestions, and anticipate making some clarifications soon. I'll send an update to this list when we do.

I really hope we won't have to do the iceweasel thing, and my understanding is that our trademark policy does not conflict with the DFSG.

-Amos

Allison

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