Re: [gNewSense-users] #00128

[Karl Goetz]

On Tue, 2008-01-01 at 04:58 +0100, marco.chieppa-crap wrote:
> I've read the copyright. I think some points are note clean
> so,maybe the bug was raised for those. I'd found:

I was specificaly wondering what Edi filed the bug over, but i'll
quickly comment on this email:

>  
> #line 592:
> 3.3  NVIDIA Corp
> 
> Copyright (c) 1996 NVIDIA, Corp.  All rights reserved.
> 
> NOTICE TO USER: The source code is copyrighted under U.S.
> and international
> laws.  NVIDIA, Corp. of Sunnyvale, California owns the
> copyright and as
> design patents pending on the design and interface of the NV
> chips.  Users
> and possessors of this source code are hereby granted a
> nonexclusive, roy-
> alty-free copyright and design patent license to use this
> code in individual
> and commercial software.
> 

( IANIAL, but: ) I dont see a problem with this, have i missed
something?

> 
> and
> 
> #line 1072
> XFree86's LICENSE document does not appear to be completely
> comprehensive.
> 
> Many files appear to be licensed under the "SGI FREE SOFTWARE
> LICENSE B (Version 1.1 [02/22/2000])":
> 
> SGI FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE B (Version 1.1 [02/22/2000])
> [...]

We have a bug about this licence open currently both in gNewSense and in
Ubuntu.
gNS:
http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00129 , which i marked a dupe of
http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00103 .

Ubuntu:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/xorg-server/+bug/177870

kk

> 
> #line 1289
> 12. U.S. Government End Users. The Covered Code is a
> "commercial item"
> consisting of "commercial computer software" as such terms
> are defined in
> title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations and all U.S.
> Government End
> Users acquire only the rights set forth in this License and
> are subject to
> the terms of this License.
> [...]
> 
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 15:14 +0100, Edianer wrote:
> > I closed the bug http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00128
> > Xfd-xl is now 100% free
> > 
> 
> Also, i'mi not sure what inspired the bug getting opened in
> the first
> place - could you add that detail to.
> thanks,
> kk
> 
> > Happy new year
> > Edi
> > 
> > 
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