Re: New CUPS license violates DFSG 6?

[Peter Makholm <peter@makholm.net>]

Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org> writes:

> CUPS now appears to include the following exception to the
> GPL. Besides how ambiguous this is, does it discriminate against
> fields of endeavor, e.g., producing non-Mac software, in violation of
> DFSG 6?

I think there are consensus for allowing positive discrimination. 

That is as long the license doesn't make any non-free restrictions for
anyone it is acceptable to give more freedom to some people.

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