Re: [GNU-linux-libre] mmv

[Karl Goetz]

On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:00:34 -0500
"Tlamaki GNU/Linux" <address@hidden> wrote:

> > On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 21:42 +1030, Karl Goetz wrote:
> >> On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:59:37 +0100
> >> Paul O'Malley <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 05/10/10 00:56, Karl Berry wrote:
> >> > >      >      
> >> > > http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mmv/mmv_1.01b-14/mmv.copyright
> >> > >      >  Clearly nonfree.
> >> > >      >  Then they should change the license to actually *be*
> >> > >      > the GPL :).
> >>
> >> > This message is to serve as an announcement that I am changing
> >> > the copyright of mmv to GPL.
> >>
> >> Does this mean we need to get confirmation from the other
> >> contributors (as listed) to get their code re licenced too?
> >
> > Maybe.  Can someone track down when they added their code?  The
> > answer might be different depending on whether that happened before
> > or after the license was changed to the GPL.
> 
> Respect to the developer and your license:
> ...

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> ...
> Requested to provide a release by adding a free license. Only he is
> capable of that. He has the willingness to change the license but the

He already has, read the section Paul quoted.

> good will is not enough in practice.
> :-)

We need /all/ contributors to relicence, not just the primary author.
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
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