Re: [docbook] Licencing

[Richard Hamilton <dick@rlhamilton.net>]

I'm sure that others in the group know this for sure and will correct me if I'm wrong:-), but my memory of the transition from SGML to XML is that "XML is SGML."

That is, a valid XML instance is also a valid SGML instance (the reverse, obviously, is not true:-).

If that is true, then it would seem that this license would still be fine (IANAL, but OASIS surely has one or more and could tell you for sure).

Richard Hamilton
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On Feb 27, 2016, at 14:51, stressware@cock.li wrote:

> 
> There are entity (.ent) files copyrighted by OASIS under the
> following licence:
> 
>  Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this entity set
>  and its accompanying documentation for any purpose and without
>  fee is hereby granted in perpetuity, provided that the above
>  copyright notice and this paragraph appear in all copies. The
>  copyright holders make no representation about the suitability
>  of the entities for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
>  expressed or implied warranty.
> 
> But the files say they are derived from files under this licence:
> 
>  Copyright (C) 1986 International Organization for Standardization
>  Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming
>  SGML systems and applications as defined in ISO 8879, provided
>  this notice is included in all copies.
> 
> Did OASIS get permission to relicence the files, or think that the
> derivation was trivial enough to not matter? By just looking at
> the licence information of the files, it seems they are violating
> the copyright of the original files.
> 
> There is also the fact that the original licence only gives
> permission to copy for use 'with conforming SGML systems and
> applications', so if DocBook does not conform to SGML, it would
> also be a licence violation.
> 
> An example file is attached.
> <ISOgrk1.ent>
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