Re: is kde and kde app source debian-legally distributable?
On Thu, Dec 03, 1998 at 07:04:48 -0500, Navindra Umanee wrote:
> > Would it have been okay for Debian to make kde-source packages without
> > fear of being sued by the debian-fear-inspiring kde or qt
> > folks?
J.H.M. Dassen Ray" <jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, yes. See
> http://www.debian.org/News/1998/19981008 for why KDE isn't in Debian; all
> the reasoning deals with us not being able to distribute KDE /binaries/.
There's a reason for us not to distribute debian sources: contributory
infringement.
I'd rather not try to explain this legal concept, but for those who
haven't encountered it before: If you make it possible for
someone to violate copyright, and encourage them to do so, you
may be responsible for copyright violation. This is why publically
available photocopiers have notices on them about copyright law:
the photocopier itself doesn't violate copyright, but it makes
it easy to do so.
--
Raul
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