[Mageia-dev] shall i import sawmill rpm?

Wed Jul 27 10:45:41 CEST 2011

Le mardi 26 juillet 2011 à 20:55 -0500, Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz a
+écrit :
+> Le Wednesday 27 July 2011 01:33:17 Michael Scherer a écrit :
+> > Le mardi 26 juillet 2011 à 18:11 -0500, Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz a
+> > 
+> > écrit :
+> > > Le Tuesday 26 July 2011 16:16:07 vous avez écrit :
+> > > > Le Tuesday 26 July 2011 23:13:49 Samuel Verschelde a écrit :
+> > > > > Le mardi 26 juillet 2011 20:02:34, Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz a écrit :
+> > > > > > Hello all,
+> > > > > > 
+> > > > > > well, i did ask this once in mandriva, now in mageia.  I've
+> > > > > > sucessfully
+> > > > > > packed in RPM sawmill (www.sawmill.net) software.
+> > > > > > 
+> > > > > > My question is if i shall import it regarding next points:
+> > > > > > - it is no gpl
+> > > > > > - source is available, you can compile it
+> > > > > > - it has 30 days trial time periodo, after that you shall
+> > > > > > buy a key
+> > > > > > (string) to enter it
+> > > > > > 
+> > > > > > I have a good relation with them so i may ask permition to
+> > > > > > distribut it
+> > > > > > here. Please comment.
+> > > > > > 
+> > > > > > LD
+> > > > > 
+> > > > > The fact that it's only a 30 days trial speaks against importing
+> > > > > it, in my opinion. However, if you import it, if a specific
+> > > > > permission to distribute it is needed then it should be
+> > > > > written, otherwise I don't thing that we would be legally
+> > > > > protected, as well as those who mirror us.
+> > > > > 
+> > > > > Samuel
+> > > > 
+> > > > Yes,   i will arrange this and communicate with counsill if i got a
+> > > > yes
+> > > 
+> > > I got a YES
+> > > 
+> > > what is the procedure to get a written auth?
+> > 
+> > A yes to what question ?
+> To proceed to include into mageia
+> that's why i was asking what is the letter they shall sign
+
+So they are ok to grant to anybody the right to redistribute it ?
+We have no way to enforce anything on mirrors, so if they change their
+distribution condition, this should be for everybody.
+
+And therefor, if done for everybody, this should be on their website.
+
+So as long as the condition on the website forbid us to distribute it
+without restriction, this will not be on mirrors.
+
+-- 
+Michael Scherer
+
+