Bug#696596: Marketplace EULA: replace the social contract by another text.
Package: cloud.debian.org
Severity: normal
Le Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 01:10:13PM +0200, Stefano Rivera a écrit :
>
> > If we absolutely have to have a EULA then something akin to the default
> > MOTD would seem more appropriate, i.e.:
> >
> > The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
> > the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
> > individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
> > permitted by applicable law.
>
> Agreed. We don't expect our users to agree to anything in the Social
> Contract.
I agree that it more direct and accurate to point users at
/usr/share/doc/*/copyright. This said, having a link to our definition of Free
software would be useful to users who are not familar with Debian.
How about:
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software
as defined in <http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines>; the exact
distribution terms for each program are described in the individual files
in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
I am filing this as a bug in the BTS to track the issue, with severity 'normal'
because my gut feeling is that it is indeed confusing to display the DFSG as
EULA, while the DFSG does not ask the user to agree to anything. Thanks to
James for the initial clarification by the way.
Cheers,
--
Charles Plessy
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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