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Re: [gNewSense-users] suspect non-free xserver-xorg-driver-nsc/


From: Kevin M. Dean
Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] suspect non-free xserver-xorg-driver-nsc/
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:18:29 -0500
User-agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071008)

The bug has been updated, thanks for the reminded.

-Kevin

Chris Andrew wrote:
Kevin,

Looks like Marco has filed a bug (thank you).  For our future
reference, could you possibly add your contribution to

http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00132

Thanks,

Chris.

On 25/12/2007, Kevin M. Dean <address@hidden> wrote:
Should anyone here need to contact the FSF in regard to this license
specifically:

Your request has been assigned an ID of [gnu.org #350558].

-Kevin

marco.chieppa-crap wrote:
oh, good!

thanks!

marco


I'll send an e-mail off to address@hidden tonight - it takes
a few weeks
for them to respond but we'll find out. :)

My first glance at that says it's Free Software (It doens't
require you
to adhere to any specific legislation and what is a
restriction changes
as the law does - restrictions that are already on the user
even if the
license doesn't say it.

Thought at the same time I can imagine that could be
manipulated as well.

Either way, I'll submit a letter to them.

-Kevin

Chris Andrew wrote:
Marco,

I don't have much time tonight to research this.  It does look
potentially worrying, though.

Please can you raise a new bug

http://bugs.gnewsense.org/

and add it to the Suspected non-free page.

http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Main/SuspectedNonFree

Thanks for questioning this package.

Cheers,

Chris.

On 24/12/2007, marco.chieppa-crap
<address@hidden> wrote:
hi!
before open a bug report, i would have your opinion about
this:
the package
xserver-xorg-driver-nsc/
in
main xs-xs
have this copyright notice (extract):

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without
modification, are permitted provided that the following
conditions
are met[...]

1.this not expressly permit selling (well, neither  inverse)

and

EXPORT LAWS: THIS LICENSE ADDS NO RESTRICTIONS TO THE
EXPORT LAWS OF YOUR JURISDICTION. It is licensee's
responsibility to comply with
any export regulations applicable in licensee's
jurisdiction. Under any export regulations applicable in
licensee's jurisdiction. Under CURRENT (2001) U.S. export
regulations this software is eligible for export from the
U.S. and can be downloaded by or otherwise exported or
reexported worldwide EXCEPT to U.S. embargoed destinations
which include Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran,
Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and any other country to which the
U.S.
has embargoed goods and services.

2. This appear me not clear. we can redistribute the package
or not?
reading at
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#exportcontrol
it seems not free
(exctract):
"Sometimes government export control regulations and trade
sanctions can constrain your freedom to distribute copies of
programs internationally. Software developers do not have
the power to eliminate or override these restrictions, but
what they can and must do is refuse to impose them as
conditions of use of the program. In this way, the
restrictions will not affect activities and people outside
the jurisdictions of these governments."


thanks,

marco



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