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Re: modification of zlib/libpng license, is this legally usable?



On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 07:35:56PM +0200, Anders Bergh wrote:
> I've modified the zlib/libpng license to be a bit more restrictive for 
> commercial usage.. I would like to get some feedback, and I also wonder if 
> it's legally "usable".

Restricting use for commercial purposes fails DFSG#6 ("No Discrimination
Against Fields of Endeavor").

You might find it moderately difficult to get people to help you write a
proprietary license here.  :)

-- 
Glenn Maynard



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