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Re: acceptable copyright?



Peter Palfrader wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Aug 2004, Jörgen Hägg wrote:
> 
>>/* |   Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software   | */
>>/* |   and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby | */
>                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>/* |   granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all | */
>>/* |   copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission  | */
>>/* |   notice appear in supporting documentation.  This software is    | */
>>/* |   provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.           | */
>>/* +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ */
> 
> Does this mean I may not charge for distrubution?  (DFSG #1).

No.  The wording is confusing, but it means that you do not need to pay
a fee in order to have these rights.  See
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/1999/08/msg00045.html , for an
example.

- Josh Triplett

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