Re: Why is BISS-AWT in non-free ?
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On 11 Mar 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> What was the reason BISS-AWT is in non-free ? They have released the new
> version (no that's not the new AWT from Transvirtual but the old version
> written for BISS) for JDK 1.1.
> [...]
> 5.4 LICENSED SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT-TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED,
> MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN [...]
> [ ... ]
> YOU MUST NOT USE, DISTRIBUTE OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE
> LICENSED SOFTWARE OR DERIVED BINARIES FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES.
>
> This fails section #6 of DFSG:
>
> 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
>
> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in
> a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the
> program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic
> research.
Mmm, is this so different than "use at your own risk"?
Is that really part of the *license*. It seems it is a *disclaimer*
since it just says "you should not do it"...
It does not say "we forbid you to do it".
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