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Re: Modifications under Different Terms than Original



Josh Triplett wrote:

Actually, A violates the precise letter of the DFSG:

The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must
allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of
the original software.

Yes, it does. Back in January, there was a discussion about what that clause meant; people were asking for justifaction as to why that clause is there.

Here is an example from the list archive:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/01/msg00513.html

If you follow the thread from there, that's what I was answering.



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