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Re: License List v1.6 - uploaded
Ah! Great point, Philippe, I forgot about that important detail in Sec. 9 of the GPL. In which case, my first scenario - that the oldest GPL/LGPL "or later" license on our list - would apply where no
Ah! Great point, Philippe, I forgot about that important detail in Sec. 9 of the GPL. In which case, my first scenario - that the oldest GPL/LGPL "or later" license on our list - would apply where no
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Jilayne Lovejoy <Jlovejoy@...>
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#313
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Re: License List v1.6 - uploaded
Thanks!
imho we should have support for both GPL and LGPL there.
Note that I think that the + there is misleading. its means "or later" elsewhere and here it means "any version". I would rather go
Thanks!
imho we should have support for both GPL and LGPL there.
Note that I think that the + there is misleading. its means "or later" elsewhere and here it means "any version". I would rather go
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Philippe Ombredanne
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#312
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License List v1.6 - uploaded
HiAll,
I’vejust uploaded v1.6 of the License List. This reflects the followingchanges:
- License Identifiers (short names) updatedto be consistent with Debian short names
- No
HiAll,
I’vejust uploaded v1.6 of the License List. This reflects the followingchanges:
- License Identifiers (short names) updatedto be consistent with Debian short names
- No
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Jilayne Lovejoy <Jlovejoy@...>
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#311
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reminder, spdx-tech weekly meeting today 2/1/11
Just a reminder that the spdx-tech group meets on
Tuesdays at 16:00 GMT (8:00AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM Eastern Time).
Toll-free dial-in number (U.S. and Canada): (877) 435-0230;
International
Just a reminder that the spdx-tech group meets on
Tuesdays at 16:00 GMT (8:00AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM Eastern Time).
Toll-free dial-in number (U.S. and Canada): (877) 435-0230;
International
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Bill Schineller
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#310
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Re: interesting variant of the GPL
Right now it is:
"GPLv2 or GPLv3, but we might add more licenses if the members of KDE e.V. choose to do so".
For those of you who don't know: KDE e.V. is the German non-profit that handles all the
Right now it is:
"GPLv2 or GPLv3, but we might add more licenses if the members of KDE e.V. choose to do so".
For those of you who don't know: KDE e.V. is the German non-profit that handles all the
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Armijn Hemel <armijn@...>
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#309
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Re: interesting variant of the GPL
Interesting. This would get handled as a "non-standard" license for now.
Kim
Interesting. This would get handled as a "non-standard" license for now.
Kim
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Kim Weins
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#308
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interesting variant of the GPL
Armijn called my attention to the following license (part of Amarok):
Notice how the "upgrade" option allows for licenses other than the FSF
approved,
hence this file is not GPLv2+ only, but
Armijn called my attention to the following license (part of Amarok):
Notice how the "upgrade" option allows for licenses other than the FSF
approved,
hence this file is not GPLv2+ only, but
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dmg
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#307
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FYI: Invitation: SPDX Beta Orientation Call
Hi everyone!
I sent the following invite to all of the people that have expressed an interest in being a Beta site. All SPDX members are welcome to attend as well. This orientation will be held
Hi everyone!
I sent the following invite to all of the people that have expressed an interest in being a Beta site. All SPDX members are welcome to attend as well. This orientation will be held
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Kim Weins
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#306
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Agenda for Thursday's SPDX General Meeting
Meeting Time: January 27, 8am PDT / 10 am CDT / 11am EDT / 16:00 UTC. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Conf call dial-in:
Conference code: 7812589502
Toll-free dial-in number
Meeting Time: January 27, 8am PDT / 10 am CDT / 11am EDT / 16:00 UTC. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Conf call dial-in:
Conference code: 7812589502
Toll-free dial-in number
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Philip Odence
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#305
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Re: new version of License List uploaded
Perhaps we stick with the version of MIT that is listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php as a way to include this license in the standard list -- it is too commonly used to
Perhaps we stick with the version of MIT that is listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php as a way to include this license in the standard list -- it is too commonly used to
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Tom Incorvia
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#304
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Re: new version of License List uploaded
Delurking ...
This is rather contrary to our experiences at Red Hat. We've
encountered fascinatingly numerous language variants on the
MIT/X11/Expat license family in the wild (though you might want
Delurking ...
This is rather contrary to our experiences at Red Hat. We've
encountered fascinatingly numerous language variants on the
MIT/X11/Expat license family in the wild (though you might want
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Richard Fontana
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#303
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Re: new version of License List uploaded
- Regarding the MIT license. This is a VERY well-established license, #4 on the Black Duck site, is listed in expected form the OSI site, etc. I have not seen variants other than the
- Regarding the MIT license. This is a VERY well-established license, #4 on the Black Duck site, is listed in expected form the OSI site, etc. I have not seen variants other than the
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Tom Incorvia
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#302
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Re: new version of License List uploaded
Thanks, Tom. Do you (or anyone on thelist) have any thoughts on the 3 items highlighted in yellow below?
Jilayne Lovejoy | Corporate Counsel
jlovejoy@...
720 240 4545 | phone
720 240
Thanks, Tom. Do you (or anyone on thelist) have any thoughts on the 3 items highlighted in yellow below?
Jilayne Lovejoy | Corporate Counsel
jlovejoy@...
720 240 4545 | phone
720 240
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Jilayne Lovejoy <Jlovejoy@...>
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#301
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Re: new version of License List uploaded
Hi Jilayne,
On the legal call today I offered to do a last look at the Debian / SPDX license name differences.
I agree with Kim:
The exclusion of “.0” in cases where the license
Hi Jilayne,
On the legal call today I offered to do a last look at the Debian / SPDX license name differences.
I agree with Kim:
The exclusion of “.0” in cases where the license
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Tom Incorvia
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#300
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Re: Purpose of licensing info
** For SPDX Legal WorkStream **
As a means to drive comments/redlines, below please find were we left off in the last SPDX Legal Workstream Call for the following Sections.
Many
** For SPDX Legal WorkStream **
As a means to drive comments/redlines, below please find were we left off in the last SPDX Legal Workstream Call for the following Sections.
Many
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Esteban Rockett <mgia3940@...>
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#299
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today's spdx-tech weekly call at 4pm Eastern time
(Intentionally cross-posting meeting invite to main mailing list to reach
potential audience, although we keep tech discussions on spdx-tech)
Today's spdx-tech call will be at 4pm Eastern
(Intentionally cross-posting meeting invite to main mailing list to reach
potential audience, although we keep tech discussions on spdx-tech)
Today's spdx-tech call will be at 4pm Eastern
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Bill Schineller
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#298
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Web site upgrade
I upgraded some components of our web site today. If you notice any
problems, please let me know.
--
Martin Michlmayr
Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard
I upgraded some components of our web site today. If you notice any
problems, please let me know.
--
Martin Michlmayr
Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard
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Martin Michlmayr
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#297
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Re: Reminder of SPDX Business call Thurs
Hi Guillaume
Please feel free to send any feedback via email to the spdx-biz@... list.
We would love to have you participate in the Beta. We will be doing a Beta Orientation on Thursday, Feb 3 (in
Hi Guillaume
Please feel free to send any feedback via email to the spdx-biz@... list.
We would love to have you participate in the Beta. We will be doing a Beta Orientation on Thursday, Feb 3 (in
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Kim Weins
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#296
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Minutes available from Business Meeting
We reviewed slides for the Beta Orientation scheduled for Feb 3rd. See minutes and drafts of preso at
http://www.spdx.org/wiki/business-team-meeting-agendaminutes-20110120
Kim
We reviewed slides for the Beta Orientation scheduled for Feb 3rd. See minutes and drafts of preso at
http://www.spdx.org/wiki/business-team-meeting-agendaminutes-20110120
Kim
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Kim Weins
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#295
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Re: Purpose of licensing info
Peter> The license of a license file is not necessarily the license defined
Peter> in that file. For example, if the file COPYING contains the text of
Peter> the GPL-v2 its license should be
Peter> The license of a license file is not necessarily the license defined
Peter> in that file. For example, if the file COPYING contains the text of
Peter> the GPL-v2 its license should be
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dmg
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#294
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