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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free
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Karl Goetz |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:58:31 +0930 |
On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:41:31 +0200
Rubén Rodríguez Pérez <address@hidden> wrote:
> El vie, 28-08-2009 a las 23:48 +0100, Marco Oliva escribió:
> > " The argument that there's a strongly-implied right to modify is
> > unlikely to fly in many countries outside the US. "
> >
> > -> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#Bad_Licenses
> >
> > -> http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense/pool/universe/9/9wm/
> >
The same licence is used for 9menu:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/07/msg00113.html
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/9/9menu/9menu_1.8-1.2/9menu.copyright
And larswm:
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/l/larswm/larswm_7.5.3-5ubuntu2/larswm.copyright
kk
> It was also reported at Trisquel (thanks, Marcooliva), but I didn't
> have much time to review it, as it is a tricky license this one. Its
> problem is the absence of *explicit* permission for modifications:
>
> -----------------------
>
> 9wm is free software, and is Copyright (c) 1994 by David Hogan.
> Permission is granted to all sentient beings to use this software,
> to make copies of it, and to distribute those copies, provided
> that:
>
> (1) the copyright and licence notices are left intact
> (2) the recipients are aware that it is free software
> (3) any unapproved changes in functionality are either
> (i) only distributed as patches
> or (ii) distributed as a new program which is not called 9wm
> and whose documentation gives credit where it is due
> (4) the author is not held responsible for any defects
> or shortcomings in the software, or damages caused by it.
>
> There is no warranty for this software. Have a nice day.
>
> ------------------------
>
> Notes:
>
> - The package is included in debian main [1]
> - 9wm licence is not listed in the -informal- debian dfsg license
> list [2]
> - The author, sadly, died [3]
>
> 1 http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=9wm
> 2 http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses
> 3 http://lwn.net/Articles/312262/
>
--
Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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