Re: [prePROPOSAL] DFSG (draft 7)
On Feb 19, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > 2.5. Distribution
> > -----------------
> >
> > Anyone must be able to give away or sell copies of the software and
> > sources without paying a fee or royalty. However, nobody can be
> > required to distribute the software. This includes modified or derived
> > work.
>
> this possibly conflicts with the GPL. the GPL requires you to
> distribute/make available the source code for X years if you have ever
> distributed a binary.
How about "nobody can be required to distribute the software, except
to comply with any provision of the license pertaining to the
availability of source code".
Chris
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