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Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!


From: Karl Goetz
Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:23:18 +1030
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Brad Pitcher wrote:
> On 11/12/06, *Brian Brazil* <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> 
>     On 11/12/06, Dave Crossland <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
>     wrote:
>      > On 12/11/06, Brian Brazil <address@hidden
>     <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>      > > On 11/12/06, Andrew Wigglesworth < address@hidden
>     <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>      > > > On Sunday 12 November 2006 09:50, 可冰 wrote:
>      > > > > How about FVWM, it is simple & powerful and I love it.
>      > > > > Maybe to get rid of gnome & kde?
>      > > > >
>      > > >
>      > > > Now, if I thought you were being serious.......
>      > >
>      > > It'd be XCFE if anything, but I've yet to see anyone wanting a
>     Xubuntu
>      > > replacement.
>      >
>      > Surely gNewSense users can just "sudo apt-get install
>     xubuntu-desktop"
>      > if they want this?
> 
>     Yes, but as with KDE this isn't supported as someone hasn't gone
>     through it to make sure it's fully free. Should be trivial for xubuntu
>     though.
> 
>  
> What does this involve?  I started going through the packages in the 
> xubuntu-desktop meta package and it seem that some packages are under a 
> "gpl license with exceptions".  For example, cdrecord and cupsys:
> http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cdrtools/cdrtools_2.01+01a01-4ubuntu6/cdrecord.copyright
>  
> <http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cdrtools/cdrtools_2.01+01a01-4ubuntu6/cdrecord.copyright>
> http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.2.0-0ubuntu5/cupsys.copyright
> 
> Are there any guidelines we can use to help decide whether the software 
> still falls under the free software umbrella even with the exceptions to 
> the license.  Maybe someone can put something on the wiki?
> 
> -Brad
> 
> 
For a start try the DFSG [1]. checking gnu.org and fsf.org to see if
they have any info on the licences in question would probably be good as
well.
kk


[1] Debian free software guide

-- 
Karl Goetz
User of gNewSense: Free as in Freedom - http://www.gnewsense.org
Australian Ubuntu users team - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam




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