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

[marco\.chieppa-crap]

Hi
there are another two package, with a similar licence.
But for these, the only doubt concers this:
>>>>> 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)

with this single argument, we can consider it a free-package?

thanks,

marco

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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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