Re: FreeVeracity shipment.
Ross N. Williams writes:
> Maybe I could make it trigger the moment you first use/compile/interact
> with the software.
Looks like a better alternative.
> >* distribution of binaries compiled from the sources is not
> >explicitely allowed, and thus, under copyright law, are most probably
> >not allowed except for a separate permission.
>
> Well, it would be nice if it was more explicit, but I think the
> following two clauses cover this clearly enough:
I suppose you mean the compiled binaries can be seen as something in
nature similar to "a work based on the Module" or a "modification" ?
Well... that looks like a valid point of view - I'd think
"modification" is the more accurate in this case, though.
> >* 4.6 makes it unclear whether eg. the Debian non-free dist ("the
> >whole") has to fall under this licence - the "separate works" notion
> >here is not obvious: although packages may be installed independently,
> >they form a whole, and the existence of the "Packages" index file used
> >by the packaging system may talk _against_ parts being separate works
> >- esp, the 4.7 section does not seem (to me) to apply to non-free.
>
> 4.6 and 4.7 are straight from the GNU GPL.
Ah. So I guess it's OK - again, IANAL :}
So it seems (to me) the licence is OK for non-free - uploading.
Regards,
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