Re: package iDoc, copyright question
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On 23 Feb 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> THIS IS FREE SOFTWARE.
> Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and documentation
> in all settings is hereby granted, provided that NO FEE is charged for this
> software.
> ^^^^^^
> It is non-free because you cannot charge for the software.
I realize that in the spirit of Policy, this is a very true statement
and one that carries great significance and should not really be changed.
...
But did anyone else get struck by the irony of the phrasing as badly
as I was? I almost fell out of my chair :)
Maybe we should submit something to debian-policy about changing the
*name* of Non-Free to Non-Compliant or something :)
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