From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Simon Josefsson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: describe-char and unicode data Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 16:34:59 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87he82vkho.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <87fznlr5va.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1052663786 11390 80.91.224.249 (11 May 2003 14:36:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 14:36:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun May 11 16:36:25 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19Erw9-0002xZ-00 for ; Sun, 11 May 2003 16:36:25 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 19Es26-0002Rn-00 for ; Sun, 11 May 2003 16:42:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19ErvS-00051P-04 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 11 May 2003 10:35:42 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 19Erv1-0004t8-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2003 10:35:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 19Eruw-0004iH-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2003 10:35:12 -0400 Original-Received: from 178.230.13.217.in-addr.dgcsystems.net ([217.13.230.178] helo=yxa.extundo.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19Erup-0004V1-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 May 2003 10:35:04 -0400 Original-Received: from latte.josefsson.org (yxa.extundo.com [217.13.230.178]) (authenticated bits=0) by yxa.extundo.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4BEYxB4002275 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sun, 11 May 2003 16:35:00 +0200 Original-To: Florian Weimer Mail-Copies-To: nobody X-Payment: hashcash 1.2 0:030511:fw@deneb.enyo.de:b73aa6a585ebd0e9 X-Hashcash: 0:030511:fw@deneb.enyo.de:b73aa6a585ebd0e9 X-Payment: hashcash 1.2 0:030511:emacs-devel@gnu.org:437e83dabd9c8118 X-Hashcash: 0:030511:emacs-devel@gnu.org:437e83dabd9c8118 In-Reply-To: <87fznlr5va.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> (Florian Weimer's message of "Sun, 11 May 2003 15:05:13 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) XEmacs/21.5 (cauliflower, linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:13802 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:13802 Florian Weimer writes: > Simon Josefsson writes: > >>> Unihan.txt is strongly non-free, so it can't be distributed anyway. >>> Data derived from it falls under the same restrictive license, I fear. >> >> Note the last sentence below. > > Still doesn't allow for modified distribution, does it? I don't see why it is restricted ,---- | Limitations on Rights to Redistribute This Data | | Recipient is granted the right to make copies in any form for | internal distribution and to freely use the information supplied ----------------------------------- | in the creation of products supporting the UnicodeTM Standard. The -------------------------------------------------------------- | files in the Unicode Character Database can be redistributed to | third parties or other organizations (whether for profit or not) | as long as this notice and the disclaimer notice are | retained. Information can be extracted from these files and used ------------------------------------------------------ | in documentation or programs, as long as there is an accompanying ---------------------------- | notice indicating the source. `---- as long as we include a notice, but I'm not a lawyer. PS. I have forwarded Richard's question to Rick McGowan of Unicode Inc.; I discussed this issue with him about a month ago.