Re: Re: DRAFT: debian-legal summary of the QPL

[luther@debian.org]

>
>1) The FSF list the QPL as a free software license, despite it being in
>violation of "You should also have the freedom to make modifications and
>use them privately in your own work or play, without even mentioning
>that they exist. If you do publish your changes, you should not be
>required to notify anyone in particular, or in any particular way."
>(from www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) - I guess this is an
>RFC-style "should". The word "must" is used elsewhere on the page, which
>tends to support that.

And, what part of "These items, when distributed, are subject to the following
requirements: (section 6)" do you not understand ? if you distribute it, it is
no longer private, and you are in no way requested to inform upstream, only to
give him the source if he requests it.

Friendly,

Sven Luther