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RE: Is new license of libjcode-perl DFSG-free?



On 09-Dec-1999 Masayuki Hatta wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Now I'm talking with the author of jcode.pl(libjcode-perl, currently in 
> non-free) about changing its license.  Recently he gave me the draft of new 
> license for it.  It goes like:
> 
> ;# Use and redistribution for ANY PURPOSE are granted as long as all
> ;# copyright notices are retained.  Redistribution with functional
> ;# modification is allowed provided that you demonstrate your
> ;# modification and make your modified version distinguishable from
> ;# the original one.  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS
> ;# IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED.
> 
> Is this DFSG-free?  I think he is pretty cooperative, so there may be 
> a chance to change it.
> 

what does 'functional modification' mean?


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