Re: Are DFSG free package in non-us part of Debian?

[<aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>(Alex Yukhimets)]

>  >Unfortunately, when coupled with particular software, additional legal
>  >terms apply to it, imposing restrictions on distribution in addition to the
>  >restrictions imposed by its original license which makes the software 
>  >NOT DFSG-compliant.
> Alex, none of those restrictions apply to me and to developers living in
> most other countries. Why should I care about US regulations?

Because if for some reason you would decide to visit NY and bring your laptop
with you, you would have to erase the software in question before returning
back home. Is the software that requires you to go through such a hassle
*free*? 

IMHO the situation here is exactly KDE - like. Free license, but imposed
restrictions of some other legal document (Qt license) made it even
non-distributable for Debian.


Alex Y.
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