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[PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.

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From: Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org>
To: guix-patches <guix-patches <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:20:19 +0200

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Dear Guix,

I'd like to add the CC-BY-ND licenses, but I am not sure whether these
are free.  So, what do you think?

Thanks for your time!

Kind regards,
Roel Janssen

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org>, 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28701] [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:29:54 +0200

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Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Dear Guix,
>
> I'd like to add the CC-BY-ND licenses, but I am not sure whether these
> are free.  So, what do you think?

From the license text:

NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you
may not distribute the modified material.

I believe this makes CC-BY-ND non-free, since you are not allowed to
share modified works.

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Message #13 received at 28701-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org>
To: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
Cc: 28701-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28701] [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:44:43 +0200

Marius Bakke writes:

> Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Dear Guix,
>>
>> I'd like to add the CC-BY-ND licenses, but I am not sure whether these
>> are free.  So, what do you think?
>
> From the license text:
>
> NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you
> may not distribute the modified material.
>
> I believe this makes CC-BY-ND non-free, since you are not allowed to
> share modified works.

I was afraid so.  I'm closing the patch request, because it is a no-go
then.

Thanks for your time!

Kind regards,
Roel Janssen

Message #16 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Adonay Felipe Nogueira <adfeno <at> hyperbola.info>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28701: [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:31:08 -0300

I wonder: for what he wants to add that licese?

Please select one:

a. Software/script.

b. Things which have some script logic inside. E.g.: Battle for Wesnoth
   allows campaigns to have conditionals and loops, Frogatto & Friends
   (non-free) has that too.

b. Shading data (generally found inside 3D models).

c. Text fonts.

d. Color profiles.

e. 3D models that when printed will be of practical use (forks, cups,
   eating plates, glasses).

f. Documentation for (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).

g. 3D models that when printed serve only for decoration (statues and so
   on).

h. Vídeo, text, audio and images (as long as they don't fall into the
   previous options).

Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org> writes:

>
> I was afraid so.  I'm closing the patch request, because it is a no-go
> then.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Kind regards,
> Roel Janssen

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Message #19 received at 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Adonay Felipe Nogueira <adfeno <at> hyperbola.info>, 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28701] [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:20:22 +0200

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The FSDG does permit "non-functional data" to be distributed under
hostile licenses, but they have no business in (guix licenses).

Roel, if the software that uses CC-BY-ND falls under this category, look
into the "fsdg-compatible" license procedure.

Thanks for the reminder, Adonay :)

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Message #22 received at 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Adonay Felipe Nogueira <adfeno <at> hyperbola.info>
To: 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28701] [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:46:22 -0300

You're welcome. ;)

Although I'm still waiting for the answer, depending on what the package
is about, it might be possible to include it. It all depends on the
content.

Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com> writes:

> The FSDG does permit "non-functional data" to be distributed under
> hostile licenses, but they have no business in (guix licenses).
>
> Roel, if the software that uses CC-BY-ND falls under this category, look
> into the "fsdg-compatible" license procedure.
>
> Thanks for the reminder, Adonay :)
>

Message #25 received at 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Roel Janssen <roel <at> gnu.org>
To: Adonay Felipe Nogueira <adfeno <at> hyperbola.info>
Cc: 28701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28701] [PATCH] licenses: Add CC-BY-ND licenses.
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 22:51:32 +0200

Hi Adonay!

Adonay Felipe Nogueira writes:

> You're welcome. ;)
>
> Although I'm still waiting for the answer, depending on what the package
> is about, it might be possible to include it. It all depends on the
> content.

I'm sorry I missed this message somehow.  So the content is a repository
with data files that are used to compare and filter other data to.  The
data is not meant to be edited.

>
> Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com> writes:
>
>> The FSDG does permit "non-functional data" to be distributed under
>> hostile licenses, but they have no business in (guix licenses).
>>
>> Roel, if the software that uses CC-BY-ND falls under this category, look
>> into the "fsdg-compatible" license procedure.
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder, Adonay :)
>>

Either way, the patch I proposed to add the CC-BY-ND cannot be included
in (guix licenses).

Thanks for the pointer to the "fsdg-compatible" license procedure.

Kind regards,
Roel Janssen

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