Re: Copyright from the lcs-projekt!? [dwarf@polaris.net: Re: First cut at testing and validation]

[Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>]

Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> wrote:
> 	I think I agree with Dale: since a verification program
>  certifies a disrtibution, a modified certification program can allow
>  a non-conforming distribution to lie about it an pretend they are
>  qualified.

What if I changed /bin/sh to look out for the lcs-validate shell script, 
and just return the success message, rather than actually interpret it ?

How does the licence help against that ?

Clearly the script must have an approved procedure that goes with it, that 
must be followed to show conformance.  If that procedure includes a check 
against the master site for md5sum checks, then there is no need for the silly 
licence.

As it stands, the licence puts it in non-free --- Is that what you want Dale ?

Cheers, Phil.