Re: Is this "license" DFSG free?
On Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 02:32:31PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Jeff Noxon wrote:
>
> > Background: I'm packaging an assembler and programmer for Atmel's AVR
> > microcontroller chips. I wanted to put the assembler include files in
> > the package. These files do not include a copyright notice.
> >
> > I've attached my correspondence with Atmel.
> >
> > If this is OK, do I include this correspondence in the package?
> >
> > Thanks for any pointers,
>
> i think it is non-free because it doesn't allow anyone to charge a fee
> for the files. this violates paragraph 1 of the DFSG. and possibly para
> 6. and maybe para 9.
>
> practically, it probably makes little or no difference. but by my
> reading of policy, it fails the DFSG test so has to go in non-free.
Hmm, doesn't the Artistic license prohibit charging a fee for the software
but allow it to be included with some else for a fee?
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