From: Michael Cummings <mcummings@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: joining the Software Freedom Conservancy
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:26:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070723192654.GA14156@paradox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f808rt$qcd$2@sea.gmane.org>
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On Sun, Jul 22, 2007 at 12:49:33PM -0600, Ryan Hill wrote:
> It might be worth noting that it appears that Gentoo would be the first
> distribution to join. I'd be interested in knowing if the SFC considers
> distributing closed-source or proprietary software (nero, ati/nvidia
> drivers, vmware) to be "producing non-free software (as per the
> Conservancy's charitable purpose)" as mentioned in section 2(b) of their
> notes. Paragraph 2(a) seems to prohibit it.
>
> > a. The Project Will Be Free Software. The Conservancy and the Project agree that
> > any software distributed by the Project will be distributed solely as Free Software.
>
> If that's not a problem I think this is a great idea.
>
It's not a problem - what we actually produce as a product, the ebuilds, etc.,
are free to distribute.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-23 19:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-13 17:54 [gentoo-dev] Nominations open for the 2007/08 Trustees Chris Gianelloni
[not found] ` <1184619644.15799.37.camel@hangover.linbsd.net>
2007-07-17 15:08 ` [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-nfp] " Grant Goodyear
2007-07-17 15:59 ` Marijn Schouten (hkBst)
2007-07-17 16:06 ` Ned Ludd
2007-07-17 17:38 ` [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-nfp] joining the Software Freedom Conservancy (was: Nominations open for the 2007/08 Trustees) Marius Mauch
2007-07-22 18:49 ` [gentoo-dev] Re: joining the Software Freedom Conservancy Ryan Hill
2007-07-23 0:28 ` Josh Saddler
2007-07-23 0:36 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-07-23 21:22 ` Chris Gianelloni
2007-07-23 19:26 ` Michael Cummings [this message]
2007-07-24 3:46 ` Ryan Hill
2007-07-24 10:28 ` Ryan Hill
2007-07-23 20:36 ` Chris Gianelloni
2007-07-23 21:06 ` Donnie Berkholz
2007-07-24 1:03 ` Chris Gianelloni
2007-07-24 1:17 ` Donnie Berkholz
2007-07-17 22:27 ` [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Nominations open for the 2007/08 Trustees Daniel Ostrow
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