Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub
Raul Miller wrote:
> > So... what is the DFSG restriction that's violated?
On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 02:51:50PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> DFSG 6.
>
> Suppose I wrote a license that granted all the standard rights to use,
> copy, modify, and distribute, but that placed some non-free restriction
> on commercial distributors. That's non-free, just as it would be if I
> prohibited commercial use entirely.
You're begging the question here -- yes, it's true that if you placed
some non-free restriction on commercial distributors, that that would
be non-free. But you have to start with a non-free restriction, and
that's what I'm asking you to identify.
But, not all restrictions are non-free restrictions. For example,
the GPL places restrictions on the charges which can be placed on GPLed
software by commercial distributors.
> Similarly, if you restrict the types of use of the logo in a particular
> field of endeavor, that's a non-free restriction, just as if you
> prohibited the use of the logo entirely in that field of endeavor, or in
> all fields of endeavor.
But commercial distributors can use the Debian logo -- they have to use
it in an honest fashion, but I don't see any reason to treat fraud as
a field of endeavor.
If we treat fraud as a field of endeavor, then we'd have to throw out
the GPL for its requirement that copyright notices be preserved.
--
Raul
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