From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Maus Subject: Re: What license for Worg? Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:36:34 +0200 Message-ID: <87zkwv7f3x.wl%dmaus@ictsoc.de> References: <874ofd19fd.fsf@altern.org> <20100803125324.GB32422@deleuze.linlan> <8739uvxaci.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1594071853==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=44799 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OiY9b-0003ak-LM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:37:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OiY9X-0001G8-Ih for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:36:59 -0400 Received: from mysql1.xlhost.de ([213.202.242.106]:42566) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OiY9X-0001Fv-Dh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:36:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: <8739uvxaci.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============1594071853== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="pgp-sign-Multipart_Mon_Aug__9_21:36:33_2010-1"; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --pgp-sign-Multipart_Mon_Aug__9_21:36:33_2010-1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Bastien wrote: >Hi Tycho, >tycho garen writes: >> This seems fine, the only possible concern that I have with this is >> that GFDL licensed code snippets aren't compatible with the GPL. I'm >> not sure how much actual code is in worg, and if this is an issue, but >> it's worth considering. >Mhh.. yes, you're right. >> My impulse for free-software-style writing projects is to use the >> emacs wiki license statement which says CC-BY-SA/GFDL/GPL 3 or later >> (with a clarification of what constitutes "corresponding source >> code"), but that might be a bit vague in some cases. >Here is what I read at the bottom of every emacswiki.org page: > This work is licensed to you under version 2 of the GNU General Public > License. Alternatively, you may choose to receive this work under any > other license that grants the right to use, copy, modify, and/or > distribute the work, as long as that license imposes the restriction > that derivative works have to grant the same rights and impose the > same restriction. For example, you may choose to receive this work > under the GNU Free Documentation License, the CreativeCommons > ShareAlike License, the XEmacs manual license, or similar licenses. >So this is GPLv2. Any idea why this isn't GPLv3? >Also, I find the formulation a bit confusing. Is it the standard >formulation when multi-licensing? Where can I found an example of a >clear multi-licensing statement? IIRC there was some back and forth about compatibility of this statement and the GPL, but cannot remember where I read this. This is obvious, but why not just drop a message to FSF legal team with the question about this issue? After all, Org mode is part of Gnu Emacs and Worg is Org's community page. Best, -- David -- OpenPGP... 0x99ADB83B5A4478E6 Jabber.... dmjena@jabber.org Email..... dmaus@ictsoc.de --pgp-sign-Multipart_Mon_Aug__9_21:36:33_2010-1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iF4EABEIAAYFAkxgWMEACgkQma24O1pEeOaA/AEAuG6fR2LS0KQ1IypzVX79zmf5 SVXMo6LM1EldjKhsW70BALVXUEPkbOoSMmoIinLthtkfo4JkxJpq1s6VVUR8apjg =t+Dm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --pgp-sign-Multipart_Mon_Aug__9_21:36:33_2010-1-- --===============1594071853== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode --===============1594071853==--