Re: Bug#158320: ITP: cl-defsystem3 -- A system definition and building package for Common Lisp programs

[Kevin Rosenberg <kevin@rosenberg.net>]

Branden Robinson wrote:
> > ;;; following conditions are met:
> > ;;;      o distribution of a modification to the Software have been
> > ;;;        previously submitted to the maintainers; if the maintainers
> > ;;;        decide not to include the submitted changes, the "full
> > ;;;        name" of the re-distributed Software ("MK:DEFSYSTEM", or
> > ;;;        "MAKE:DEFSYSTEM", or "MK-DEFSYSTEM") must be changed.
>
> The above clause is not DFSG-free.  Prior notice of modifications is not
> compatible with DFSG 3.  Also, in case it matters, this restriction
> renders the software GPL-incompatible.
> 
> Followups redirected to the ITP bug number and debian-legal.

Thanks for forwarding to debian-legal. Is the violation #1 "free
distribution"? That the requirement to submit changes to the
maintainers constitutes a restriction? Also, is the requirement to
change the name also non-DFSG compatible?

Thanks for catching this, Brandon.

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