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Re: DFSG2: Why we need clear guidelines, not woolly ones



Ian Jackson wrote:
> 2. On debian-legal we had a licence which said that the author wanted
> you to have sex everytime you used their program !  Now, as it
> happens, the licence just encourages, rather than making it a
> requirement.  But, let us suppose that it had made it a requirement.
>
> I don't see how you can possibly argue that these licences don't meet
> the DFSG1.
>
> I saw someone on -legal claim that they might fall foul of the
> `discrimination against fields of endeavour' clause. This is
> obviously nonsense

Why is it nonsense? Someone who is in a religious order and celibate is in a
field of endevour the license would discriminate against.

-- 
see shy jo


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