[Webteam] Squeak License section in the About page and Licensingchange

[Larry Trutter]

>From: Brad Fuller <brad at bradfuller.com>
>To: webteam at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>Subject: Re: [Webteam] Squeak License section in the About page and 
>Licensingchange
>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:56:29 -0800
>
>Larry Trutter wrote:
>>>From: Brad Fuller <brad at bradfuller.com>
>>>To: Larry Trutter <stargazerzero at hotmail.com>,  
>>>webteam at lists.squeakfoundation.org,  aperez at alexperez.com
>>>Subject: Re: [Webteam] Squeak License section in the About page and 
>>>Licensing change
>>>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:19:19 -0800
>>>
>>>Larry Trutter wrote:
>>>>>From: Alex Perez <aperez at alexperez.com>
>>>>>To: "Larry Trutter" <stargazerzero at hotmail.com>
>>>>>CC: karl.ramberg at comhem.se, webteam at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Webteam] 2nd Draft of About section
>>>>>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:26:53 -0800
>>>>>On Feb 13, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Larry Trutter wrote:
>>>
>>>Would there be any problem of placing a paragraph about the changing tide 
>>>at the top of the license page - explaining the current license (1 
>>>sentence), the new license and the procedure of changing the rest of 
>>>squeak's versions?
>>>
>>>After that, then stating the new license text of squeak version 1? Follow 
>>>this new license with the license the covers the rest of squeak (squeak 
>>>version 2.X and 3.x)?
>>>
>>>I don't like the sticky news item - it's like an internal todo - not 
>>>great for a professional presentation to squeakers and would be 
>>>squeakers.
>>>
>>
>>If the paragraph can be placed as a seperate section at the top of the 
>>License page, it could read as follows:
>
>It looks good and I'd put it on the top of the license page. I have just a 
>few comments:
>
>>
>>"Thanks to long-running efforts by folks at Viewpoints Research Institute, 
>>Apple Computer and elsewhere, Apple has given Viewpoints permission to 
>>make a release of the original public Squeak system using the *Apple 
>>Public Source License >http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/2.0.txt* .
>
>I'd put in the version number to be clear. I THINK it's version 1 and 1.1, 
>but I'm not certain. You'll have to look it up.

I could only find version 1.1 for Squeak. There are version 1.0, 1.1, and 
1.2 for APSL. Maybe that's where 1.0 came from.


>so:
>
>"Apple has given Viewpoints permission to make a release of the original 
>public Squeak (version 1.0 and 1.1) system using the ..."
>
>>(a link pointing to Craig's contributor list web site will be included)
>I don't think this should be included, just for privacy sake.

Good point.

>>
>>Most of the statement comes from Craig Latta. I emailed him to confirm if 
>>the statement is still accurate.
>
>How about putting your updates on the license page on wwwtest.squeak.org?

It's available now. Thanks for the feedback!

-Larry Trutter

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