On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:21:05 -0400 Bart Kelsey wrote: > Greets! Hi! :-) > > I was wondering if the following license (heavily modified from zlib) would > be acceptable for works of art included Debian: The license is only a far relative of the zlib license. It even attempts to implement a (weak) copyleft, in contrast with the non-copyleft nature of zlib... [...] > 1. [...] If you use this work > in a product, an acknowledgment of this use is required. I am not sure that this is fine: would an acknowledgment in the product packaging or documentation suffice? Or must I buy TV advertisement time-slots on all TV broadcasters across the world, in order to let anyone know that I used the work in my product? [...] > 4. All aggregates containing this work must be allowed to be sold, > swapped, given away, or otherwise distributed freely. I personally think that this fails to meet DFSG #9, as it contaminates other software distributed along with the licensed work. [...] > Any thoughts? My own personal opinion is that this license is *not* suitable for Debian. What do others think? -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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