From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 11:21:21 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16BD016A420 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-ports@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44CB613C4E3 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-ports@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1J2m7n-0002Jb-Rk for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:07 +0000 Received: from jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi ([130.230.72.144]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:07 +0000 Received: from tuomov by jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:07 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org From: Tuomo Valkonen Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:20:55 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: <20071213104253.GE60068@fasolt.home.paeps.cx> <20071213110236.GB20039@soaustin.net> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1pl1 (Debian) Sender: news Subject: Re: Ion3 license violation X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:21:21 -0000 On 2007-12-13, Mark Linimon wrote: > I do not yet believe that it is possible to meet Tuomo's interpretation > of his license without his prior review of every possible patch, If you don't trust your judgement on significant vs. insignificant changes, you can just have the user review them: """ - Significantly altered versions may be provided only if the user explicitly requests for those modifications to be applied, and is prominently notified that the software is no longer considered the standard version, and is not supported by the copyright holder. The version string displayed by the program must describe these modifications and the "support void" status. """ This specifically allows shit like the Xft patch that I will have nothing to do with (not until enabling clear crisp unblurred fonts is no more effort than 'echo crisp = yes > ~/.fonts.conf'), provided that users get an unmodified version unless they known what they're doing. -- Tuomo