From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout08.sul.t-online.com (mailout08.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.20]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6982AC5F6 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 05:30:56 -0500 (CDT) Received: from fwd00.sul.t-online.de by mailout08.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 17tmxy-0001zI-05; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:30:54 +0200 Received: from orion.sc (02151503627-0001@[217.84.11.226]) by fmrl00.sul.t-online.com with esmtp id 17tmxn-0vGqXYC; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:30:43 +0200 Received: from [192.168.0.2] (helo=fnord.sc) by orion.sc with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17tmxl-00068Z-00 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:30:41 +0200 Received: from moritz by fnord.sc with local (Exim 4.04) id 17tn8l-0003SH-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:42:03 +0200 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] License criteria for Gentoo References: <130601c2629f$83c78b90$55f1d782@vapier> <20020923040056.GE10976@firinn.org> <3D903C32.2090606@myrealbox.com> From: Moritz Schulte Date: 24 Sep 2002 12:42:02 +0200 In-Reply-To: <3D903C32.2090606@myrealbox.com> Message-ID: <87bs6nfz45.fsf@fnord.sc> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Sender: 02151503627-0001@t-dialin.net Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 0bbe7919-f6eb-4b89-b441-644501970b12 X-Archives-Hash: 7b615ebde707e4b574fafee49dc3f3ad "Thomas M. Beaudry" writes: > I just checked the web page of approval criteria to verify I > remembered correctly and the first criteria is that the license > allows free unrestricted distribution of the software. How much > more free can you get than that? Free distribution of software is one thing. Another thing for example is the freedom to modify the software and also to distribute modified versions of that software. > If we add acknowledgment of the GNU license in the name, then > shouldn't we do the same for all the other licenses that are used? Uhm, the point is not to include "GNU" in the name, because there's a "GNU License" and software included in Gentoo is licensed under that license. Anyone can use the GNU Licenses. The point is not the license, but the GNU software - all the GNU packages, which make the Gentoo system usable. > I say stick with tradition and just call it Linux. ... and wake the impression that "Linux" is a great and very complete operating system with it's own C library, development tools, shell tools, file management tools, etc. But, when the majority of the Gentoo team thinks it should be "Gentoo Linux" - that's the decision. I can only say why I think that GNU/Linux makes more sense. Thanks. moritz -- moritz@duesseldorf.ccc.de - http://duesseldorf.ccc.de/~moritz/ GPG fingerprint = 3A14 3923 15BE FD57 FC06 B501 0841 2D7B 6F98 4199