From: Bill Kelly <billk@...>
Date: 2011-08-04T04:27:05+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:38765] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #5144] Remove GPL file from repository

Urabe Shyouhei wrote:
> Anyway I'm not sure if the source codes in Ruby's
> repository are still valid for Artistic's restriction.  We are not
> posting our source codes to uunet.  See chapter 3:
> 
> http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_1_0

(I Am Not A Lawyer)  The part about uunet seems
parenthetical:

  a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or
  otherwise make them Freely Available, *SUCH AS* by posting
  said modifications to Usenet or an *EQUIVALENT MEDIUM*,
  or placing the modifications on a major archive site
  *SUCH AS* ftp.uu.net, or by allowing the Copyright Holder
  to include your modifications in the Standard Version of
  the Package.

I suppose we could ask Larry Wall, but I'm pretty sure

http://svn.ruby-lang.org/

is harmonious with the intent of the license.


Regards,

Bill