Hello:
Now I am considering to package FDClone [1]. However FDClone uses very unique license. Note that FDClone developer says that the official license is the one written in Japanese [2] and the link [3] is only the translation into English.
From my viewpoint, the author (licensor) seems to be just saying that
the author won't take any responsibility for the package if a distributor don't make any "registration", although the license text is not short.
I will appreciate it if it is investigated if this license can be accepted on Fedora or not.
[1] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/ (in Japanese) [2] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.txt [3] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.eng.txt
Regards, Mamoru
On 10/20/2009 11:15 AM, Mamoru Tasaka wrote:
Hello:
Now I am considering to package FDClone [1]. However FDClone uses very unique license. Note that FDClone developer says that the official license is the one written in Japanese [2] and the link [3] is only the translation into English.
From my viewpoint, the author (licensor) seems to be just saying that
the author won't take any responsibility for the package if a distributor don't make any "registration", although the license text is not short.
I will appreciate it if it is investigated if this license can be accepted on Fedora or not.
[1] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/ (in Japanese) [2] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.txt [3] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.eng.txt
Mamoru,
The English translation is very confusing. It would be very helpful if a better translation of the original license was made available.
Thanks,
~tom
Tom "spot" Callaway wrote, at 10/21/2009 10:16 PM +9:00:
On 10/20/2009 11:15 AM, Mamoru Tasaka wrote:
Hello:
Now I am considering to package FDClone [1]. However FDClone uses very unique license. Note that FDClone developer says that the official license is the one written in Japanese [2] and the link [3] is only the translation into English.
From my viewpoint, the author (licensor) seems to be just saying that
the author won't take any responsibility for the package if a distributor don't make any "registration", although the license text is not short.
I will appreciate it if it is investigated if this license can be accepted on Fedora or not.
[1] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/ (in Japanese) [2] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.txt [3] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.eng.txt
Mamoru,
The English translation is very confusing. It would be very helpful if a better translation of the original license was made available.
Thanks,
~tom
Well, then I may have to try to translate Japanese license text into English, which will take some time (as I am not a laywer).
Regards, Mamoru
Mamoru Tasaka wrote, at 10/22/2009 03:30 AM +9:00:
Tom "spot" Callaway wrote, at 10/21/2009 10:16 PM +9:00:
On 10/20/2009 11:15 AM, Mamoru Tasaka wrote:
Hello:
Now I am considering to package FDClone [1]. However FDClone uses very unique license. Note that FDClone developer says that the official license is the one written in Japanese [2] and the link [3] is only the translation into English.
[1] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/ (in Japanese) [2] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.txt [3] http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012337/soft/fd/LICENSES.eng.txt
Mamoru,
The English translation is very confusing. It would be very helpful if a better translation of the original license was made available.
Thanks,
~tom
Well, then I may have to try to translate Japanese license text into English, which will take some time (as I am not a laywer).
So I tried to translate the Japanese FDclone license into English by myself. I hope that my translation will be more readable.
http://mtasaka.fedorapeople.org/Review_request/FDclone/LICENSE.en.retranslat...
Regards, Mamoru
On 10/22/2009 05:32 PM, Mamoru Tasaka wrote:
So I tried to translate the Japanese FDclone license into English by myself. I hope that my translation will be more readable.
http://mtasaka.fedorapeople.org/Review_request/FDclone/LICENSE.en.retranslat...
It is more readable, but unfortunately, it is still not clear to me whether that license is acceptable or not.
Can you ask the license author the following questions?
* When Fedora redistributes code (binary or source) under the FDClone license (secondary (or more) distribution or circulation), is it a requirement that Fedora _must_ follow the steps in section 9 (Procedure for Circulation Registration)? Or is it optional?
I think that having the answer to those questions will help us determine whether it is acceptable or not.
Thanks,
~tom
Hello:
Tom "spot" Callaway wrote, at 10/24/2009 01:26 AM +9:00:
On 10/22/2009 05:32 PM, Mamoru Tasaka wrote:
So I tried to translate the Japanese FDclone license into English by myself. I hope that my translation will be more readable.
http://mtasaka.fedorapeople.org/Review_request/FDclone/LICENSE.en.retranslat...
It is more readable, but unfortunately, it is still not clear to me whether that license is acceptable or not.
Can you ask the license author the following questions?
- When Fedora redistributes code (binary or source) under the FDClone
license (secondary (or more) distribution or circulation), is it a requirement that Fedora _must_ follow the steps in section 9 (Procedure for Circulation Registration)? Or is it optional?
No, this is just an option. The author (license) says that the author won't take any responsibility if no registration is made, however registration itself is optional.
Regards, Mamoru
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