Hi Jason, I hereby release the 2xSaI, Super2xSaI, and SuperEagle algorithms, old and new, both C/C++ and assembly implementations where applicable, under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at the users' option) any later version. Hope that clears things up. --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: License of 2xSai family of image scaling algorithms (was: 2xSai has an unclear license ...) > To: "Derek Liauw" <derekl666@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:37 PM > Thanks for clearing that up: it > will prevent Fedora and Debian from > having to spend time manually patching ScummVM and other > software to > remove 2xSai from them. These distros are very strict > and insist that > all parts of all software they ship be open-source. > > I did more research and I see that Super 2xSai and Super > Eagle are > also written by you. I either didn't know this fact, > or forgot it > when I emailed you. Do you also hereby release all > versions of them, > old and new, and any other scaling algorithms you've > written (if any > others exist) under the GNU General Public License, version > 2 or (at > the users' option) any later version? > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Derek Liauw <derekl666@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > To whomever it may concern, > > > > Given the confusion (see mail history) on some license > issue I wrote some time ago. > > > > I hereby release all versions of 2xSai, old and new, > under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your > option) any later version. > > > > I did in fact give the ZSNES and probably some other > projects permission a long time ago (don't remember exactly > when, but probably when it was either first featured or it > went from closed source -> GPL), but I guess it wasn't > documented as such in the history. > > > > For future reference you probably can ping me. > > > > > [d][e][r][e][k][.][l][i][a][u][w][@][g][m][a][i][l][.][c][o][m] > > > > Remove brackets... > > > > --- On Tue, 10/13/09, Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >> From: Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: 2xSai has an unclear license and may > be removed from a number of programs in Fedora Linux > >> To: "Derek Liauw" <derekl666@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Derek Liauw Kie Fa" <derek-liauw@xxxxxxx>, > "Robert J. Ohannessian" <voidstar@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 4:00 AM > >> Thanks for your reply Derek. > >> > >> 1. > >> > >> What's your new email address? > >> > > I don't check this e-mail often but it's still "in > use". Now if yahoo had a forward feature I would use it, but > alas... > > > >> 2. > >> > >> It would be very helpful if I could write to that > email > >> address and CC > >> a public mailing list. This might cause you to > get > >> more email about > >> 2xSaI. [ You don't have to reply to all the > emails; > >> if need be, you > >> can just reply with the three words "Sorry, I'm > busy". :) > >> ] May I > >> please do that CC'ing, even though your new email > address > >> will then > >> become public? > >> > >> 3. > >> > >> Can I forward emails we have sent to each other to > public > >> mailing > >> lists or forums? > >> > >> 4. > >> > >> I looked for a public Snes9x source repository but > its repo > >> is > >> actually nonpublic, and Snes9x is under a > "non-commercial > >> use only" > >> freeware license.[1] In zsnes's public repo > 2xsai.cpp > >> is there[2] in > >> the "deleted files" section of /src/video, but > there's no > >> comment, > >> even in the revision log[3], that you gave this > >> permission. So I fear > >> that people will incorrectly think ZSNES > relicensed your > >> code without > >> your permission. Plus, there are multiple > versions of > >> 2xSaI floating > >> around. > >> > >> Considering both these points, I think the best > thing to do > >> is to > >> reply to this message with a permission notice. > >> Please CC it to a > >> public mailing list like fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> or > >> debian-legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Either one is fine, but pick only one. > >> Pick according to your distro preference, or > pick > >> fedora-legal-list > >> if you don't care. Write the words "I hereby > release > >> all versions of > >> 2xSai, old and new, under the GNU General Public > License, > >> version 2 or > >> (at your option) any later version". > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> -Jason > >> > >> ^ [1]. http://www.snes9x.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4334 > >> ^ [2]. http://zsnes.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/zsnes/zsnes/src/video/?hideattic=0 > >> ^ [3]. http://zsnes.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/zsnes/zsnes/src/video/2xsai.cpp?hideattic=0&view=log > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Derek Liauw > <derekl666@xxxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >> > Wow, > >> > > >> > It's been at least 11 years since I wrote the > code and > >> at least 7 years since > >> > I checked this e-mail lol... So just saw > this > >> (somewhat old) by chance. So > >> > hope this still helps. > >> > > >> > To be honest I don't care what happens to the > code > >> anymore? > >> > > >> > Whatever .zip file is around is probably from > my old > >> xoom/usa.net website. > >> > > >> > If I remember correctly I agreed that newer > versions > >> of the code could be > >> > released under GPL with ZSNES a long time ago > (which I > >> integrated and agreed > >> > with the original author "_zsKnight"). > >> > > >> > And yes I probably neglected to update all > >> pre-existing files/my abandoned > >> > website and such. > >> > > >> > My bad, but 1. I don't think my website > exists > >> anymore. 2. If it does exist > >> > I probably don't know how to update it and > the .zip > >> distro. 3. I haven't > >> > felt like making a new website for quite a > while :P 4. > >> I consider ZSNES or > >> > the Snes9x projects as the new "source" of > the > >> file(s), since those are newer > >> > versions / I more or less integrated them > there, and I > >> assume the files > >> > source files already have a GPL license. (my > memory > >> isn't that great). > >> > > >> > Hope that helps. > >> > > >> > --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Jason A. Spiro <jasonspiro4@xxxxxxxxx> > >> >> Subject: 2xSaI has an unclear license and > may be > >> removed from a number of programs in Fedora > Linux > >> >> To: "Derek Liauw Kie Fa" <derek-liauw@xxxxxxx>, > >> "Derek Liauw Kie Fa" <derekl666@xxxxxxxxx>, > >> "Robert J. Ohannessian" <voidstar@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 11:06 PM > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> Derek's website[1] has a downloadable > copy of > >> 2xSaI > >> >> available for > >> >> download. The text of the website says > "GPL", > >> but the > >> >> readme file > >> >> says something contradictory: > >> >> > >> >> 2xSaI Utility v0.7 Copyright > (c) > >> >> Derek Liauw Kie Fa, 1999 > >> >> Comments, Suggestions, Questions, Bugs > etc.: derek-liauw@xxxxxxx > >> >> http://members.xoom.com/derek_liauw/ > >> >> This program is free for non-commercial > use. > >> >> > >> >> Is the program GPLed (which means it is > free to > >> sell, > >> >> modify, and > >> >> more), or is it merely free for > non-commercial > >> use? > >> >> If it is GPLed, > >> >> then Derek, could you please update the > zipfile to > >> say so, > >> >> and email > >> >> me the updated file? > >> >> > >> >> If you do not answer, then Fedora Linux > may have > >> to rip out > >> >> 2xSaI from > >> >> many programs included on the Fedora > DVD. This > >> will > >> >> be a lot of work, > >> >> and will make those programs worse. > :) This > >> is > >> >> because Fedora does > >> >> not allow software which is only free > for > >> non-commercial > >> >> use on their > >> >> DVD. They require that the DVD be > allowed to be > >> >> sold. > >> >> > >> >> Note that I don't represent or volunteer > for > >> Fedora. > >> >> I am just > >> >> telling you their policies. > >> >> > >> >> Kind regards, > >> >> -Jason Spiro > >> >> > >> >> ^ [1]. http://web.archive.org/elektron.its.tudelft.nl/~dalikifa/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Jason Spiro: software/web developer, packager, trainer, IT > consultant. > I support Linux, UNIX, Windows, and more. Contact me to > discuss your needs. > +1 (416) 992-3445 / www.jspiro.com > _______________________________________________ Fedora-legal-list mailing list Fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legal-list
