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Re: Bug#289856: mdnsresponder: Wrong license



Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT> wrote:
> mjr@dsl.pipex.com wrote:
> 
> >Do you really want to argue that software under licences which try to
> >affect other pieces of unrelated software meets the DFSG?
> Yes, because I do not believe that it is a "restriction on other
> software".

A licence essentially saying "you can copy if you don't enforce your
patents infringed by me" doesn't restrict other software? Is your
position coloured by a desire to defeat software patents at any cost?
I don't think it's worth sacrificing free software in order to try to
kill swpat.



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