Re: DFSG Par. 9 and GPL "Virulogical" effekt
Hi,
On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 06:21:48PM +0200, Florian Lohoff wrote:
> But THIS relation (Linked Against) is not really clear from the Terms
> in Par.9 - It says "distributed along" which KDE + QT2 would also
> be.
>
> IMHO the "distributed along" term does not clear the tightness/intense
> of the coupling (As none of the Programs debian distributes is unrelated
> to others - The relation COULD be the same medium)
Yes. You are right this can be confusing. Maybe the term should say
something like:
The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed
along with the licensed software but are independent and separate works.
Or something like the GPL says:
The license may not place any restrictions on any distribution that is a mere
aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with
a work based on the Program). But it may restrict how the Program or any works
based on the Program may be distributed.
But then again the DFSG is not a strict license but only a guideline.
And it is very difficult to pinpoint how tight the coupling between pieces of
source code/software is or when something is a derivative work of something
else. Debian should always act in the spirit and not the letter of Free
Software Licenses.
Cheers,
Mark
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