Re: Debian Free Software (FSF) or Open Source? (was Re; non-cd...)
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> Hi,
> >>"Kevin" == Kevin Atkinson <kevina@clark.net> writes:
>
> >>
> >> Frankly, we might be violating the law by placing kdebase binaries on
> >> our ftp site.
>
> Kevin> I think you are taking this to an extreme. The chances of KDE
> Kevin> developers suing you are 1 in 1000000000000.
I really really think that KDE wants you to distribute the software in
distributions. They need to have a more careful license so that the
paranoid (like you) can distribute it.
>
> Whether or not one is actually sued is immaterial. We should
> not be violating licences on software.
>
> I do not shop lift, even when the chances of getting caust are
> 1 in 1000000000000. It is indeed an ethics issue. I prefer not doing
> things that are illegal, unless I strongly believe in the cause.
Store owners don't want you to shop life. KDE wants there program to be
distributed in linux/BSD distributions. If not while would they have
the "KDE Ships" page (http://www.kde.org/kdeships.html) which lists all
the distributions that use it.
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