From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 08:30:25 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E408716A419 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-ports@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE68E13C459 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-ports@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1J2jSZ-0007qg-Ej for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:23 +0000 Received: from jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi ([130.230.72.144]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:23 +0000 Received: from tuomov by jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:23 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org From: Tuomo Valkonen Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:06 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <20071212213200.D576216A469@hub.freebsd.org> <200712121701.57460.mi+mill@aldan.algebra.com> <20071212183542.f9bf5e55.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <200712121930.46708.mi+mill@aldan.algebra.com> <20071213021217.GA3535@soaustin.net> <20071213080139.GA14110@soaustin.net> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1pl1 (Debian) Sender: news Subject: Re: Ion3 removal (Re: Ion3 license violation) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:30:26 -0000 On 2007-12-13, Mark Linimon wrote: > Even without the Xinerama code, I don't see how we could have met your > 'no modifications' clause and still have ion-3 be able to run on FreeBSD. > In fact, I don't see how any packaging system can meet that standard. > Perhaps you can tell me where I'm wrong here. RTFLicense (which few seem to have done, and still moan about it). It talks about "significant" changes. """ If the name Ion(tm) or other names that can be associated with the Ion project are used to distribute this software, then: - A version that does not significantly differ from one of the copyright holder's releases, must be provided by default. """ In the explanations section: """ Significant change: Bug fixes are a priori insignificant as additions. Basic changes that are needed to install or run the software on a target platform are a priori insignificant. Additionally, basic configuration changes to better integrate the software with the target platform, without obstructing the standard behaviour, are a priori insignificant. Everything else is significant. The copyright holder reserves the right to refine the definition of significant changes on a per-case basis. Please consult when in doubt. """ -- Tuomo