Dear all,
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-Wutoru 28 junija 200508:08, frank pisaše:
-> Dear Edward,
->
-> Werner LEMBERG <wl at gnu.org> wrote:
-> > Edward,
-> >
-> >
-> > to include your sorhyph.tex in the TeXLive distribution (and teTeX) we
-> > need a license which isn't as restrictive as the current one you have
-> > in the file:
-> >
-> > % Non-commercial usage and usage in TeX-related programs only
-> > % Packaging with commercial stuff only with written permission
-> > % of the author
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-This was merely a quick notice for my first version that only I used anyway.
-Then, I clean forgot about it.
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-> I think we owe an explanation *why* this license is too restrictive.
-> The problem is that free TeX systems like TeXLive (or Linux
-> distributions with teTeX) often *do* get sold. Even if there is just a
-> TeXLive CD as an add-on to a book about TeX, for a lawyer this means
-> selling TeXLive, and thus selling any file in it. Similarly, if
-> Lehmann's offer a TeXLive CD with their name on it for what is hardly
-> more than the cost of distribution, it is still commercial.
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-See above.
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-> Therefore, in order to be able to distribute the file with TeX systems,
-> the restriction on non-commercial uage must be dropped.
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-OK. Drop it.
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-> The second restriction, TeX-related, is problematic, too: First of all,
-> it is quite hard to define. Furthermore, I personally don't see why it
-> shouldn't be used in other Free Software, e.g. in competitors like lout
-> or OpenOffice.
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-The hyphenation patterns for OO are based on this.
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-> > What do you think about using the LPPL?
->
-> I would also suggest that, either the current version (1.3a) or "version
-> 1.3a or later".
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-No objection. Please put it under the LPPL 1.3a or newer.
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-Cheers
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-Edi
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