Re: srfi licensing
Michael Sperber <sperber-jNDFPZUTrfQQDnmTUQnR1uqEdJ8o/[email protected]>
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>>>>> "MJ" == MJ Ray <[email protected]> writes: MJ> On 2004-01-29 15:44:35 +0000 Michael Sperber MJ> <sperber-jNDFPZUTrfQQDnmTUQnR1uqEdJ8o/[email protected]> wrote: >> Both. I actually find the license clear enough. MJ> OK, but I do not. It is contradictory and I do not agree with your MJ> interpretation, because it goes against my experience of these MJ> contradictions. I need more evidence. MJ> If someone posts their replies (with permission) to debian-legal, MJ> it would probably help inform the discussion. >> I'll try to dredge it up when I have time; but I'm really getting >> tired of spending effort on these morons. MJ> Thank you; I enjoy being called a moron and find it really helps a MJ> discussion(!) Sorry---you know I didn't mean you. I meant the license-warring Debian folks. MJ> Seriously, there is either a misunderstanding or a bug. Please help me MJ> to fix whichever it is. About what? Different people are bound to differ on whether an given piece of text is clear or not. We SRFI editors at the time (myself, Dave Mason, and Shriram Krishnamurthi) felt that the wording was clear enough. When doubts arose (as to its clearness, not as to its intentions), we had different lawyer friends looking at it, and they all came back a) agreeing with our interpretation (as put forth in the FAQ) b) confirming that this interpretation is reasonably obvious. When all this happened, I spent a lot of time on the issue. As far as the actual content is concerned, I consider it resolved. So I'm reluctant to put even more time into it. I co-wrote the license. I know what we intended. I consulted with others as to its possible interpretations. I wrote more explanations and put them up on the FAQ. Back-changing the license for 50+ SRFIs isn't a realistic option. -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn