Re: Draft DFSG version #6
Umm, wait a moment. When I read the draft once again, I got the
impression that it will make non-us, but currently DFSG-free software
non-free.
Please correct my, but my understanding is that currently, we're
evaluating the licenses to see if a software is DFSG-free, and then,
and independent of the DFSG-freeness, we decide if and how we are
permitted to distribute the software.
Therefore it may happen that a software is distributed under license
terms that make it DFSG-free. Still, some country may have laws that
make this software unusable for citizens of this country. Or, disallow
free distribution of this software. Still, we consider this software
DFSG-free.
IMHO, the draft would render this kind of software non-free, since the
freedom "Anyone must be able to use the software in any way without
paying a fee or royalty or performing any special actions." is not
valid for the software.
The problem is that the draft doesn't talk about the license of the
software, but about the software itself.
Maybe a solution is to add to the list of accepted restrictions (3),
restrictions that are put up on the software by local laws,
i.e. restrictions that the author has no control over.
Or is it possible to modify the draft so that it only talks about the
license of the software ? I doubt that's enough.
Gregor
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