Re: the FSF's definition of Free Software and its value for Debian
Scripsit Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 03:03:02PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > I think it is counterintuitive to read the "directly or
> > indirectly" as a restrictive phrasing. On the contrary,
> > it is meant to be inclusive, pointing out explicitly that the rights
> > granted can *not* be restricted to *direct* recipients only.
> I don't see what's unclear, ambiguous, or inefficient about saying "the
> recipient and all third parties".
Sure. It just looked (to me; I may be dense) as if your objection was
material rather than just related to a poor choice of words.
--
Henning Makholm "We will discuss your youth another time."
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