From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MffwM-0007S1-K4 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:54 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MffwK-0007Rw-Qe for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:52 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MffwF-0007Rk-FI for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:51 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58356 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MffwF-0007Rh-C5 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:47 -0400 Received: from arnold.marlboro.edu ([206.192.68.78]:37524) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MffwF-0004gP-0N for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:47 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.112] (71-10-231-36.dhcp.oxfr.ma.charter.com [71.10.231.36]) by arnold.marlboro.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BEC617808F; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4A92F4AE.80107@isaac.cedarswampstudios.org> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:38 -0400 From: Isaac Dupree User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090608) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <20090819153453.GG7859@thorin> <20090820162856.GE10903@thorin> <20090823103905.GE4130@thorin> <4A92DE2B.9030604@isaac.cedarswampstudios.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Marlboro-Information: Please contact techsupport@marlboro.edu for more information X-Marlboro-MailScanner-ID: 5BEC617808F.A8CAF X-Marlboro-MailScanner: clean X-Marlboro-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-0.117, required 6, autolearn=disabled, BAYES_00 -2.60, J_CHICKENPOX_34 0.60, RCVD_IN_PBL 0.91, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 0.88, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10) X-Marlboro-MailScanner-From: ml@isaac.cedarswampstudios.org X-Marlboro-MailScanner-Watermark: 1251749680.8806@YFZs6ArZ+01ztIeyz3jozw X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) Subject: Re: [PATCH] import multiboot1 specification in grub trunk X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:14:53 -0000 Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Isaac > Dupree wrote: >> Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: >>>> 8) COPYING contains GPLv2. fdl.texi isn't imported. >>> I'm not a lawyer but following is my analysis >>> AFAICT only example kernel is under GPL (v2 to be precise) the rest is >>> either custom license, unclaimed copyright or non-copyrightable. >>> IMO multiboot specification should be FDL with cover text "Multiboot >>> specification" >> It's better IIRC not to have any cover texts or invariant sections if we >> have a choice. > I've checked and it revealed that I had false idea about cover texts. > ACtually the requirement I wanted to impose is that modified copies > can't have the title "Multiboot Specification". Sorry for using > incorrect idea. quite right; we certainly don't want to *require* that modified texts call themselves Multiboot Specification! Instead we'd like them not to be called that. I'm not sure if copyright law is the right way to do that; sometimes trademarks are; however here we have FDL 1.3 requirement for modified versions: "A. Use in the Title Page (and on the covers, if any) a title distinct from that of the Document, and from those of previous versions (which should, if there were any, be listed in the History section of the Document). You may use the same title as a previous version if the original publisher of that version gives permission. " GPLv3: "The work must carry prominent notices stating that you modified it, and giving a relevant date." and allows certain additional restrictions, especially "c) Prohibiting misrepresentation of the origin of that material, or requiring that modified versions of such material be marked in reasonable ways as different from the original version; or" "e) Declining to grant rights under trademark law for use of some trade names, trademarks, or service marks; or" ...which are used in Micropolis, based on SimCity code released as GPLv3 by EA who owns the SimCity trademark and guards it jealously I think the FDL version 1.3 requirement above is quite sufficient for this document. -Isaac