On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 07:22:59AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Tue, 9 May 2000, Peter Palfrader wrote: > > >... > > One part that I don't like about the new license[1] is the following > > paragraph (1.b.iii): > > > > [you may modify and distribute the source only iff you] > > provide Anonymizer Inc. with a copy of the Source Code of > > such modifications or work by electronic mail, and grant > > Anonymizer Inc. a perpetual, royalty-free license to use and > > distribute the modifications or work in its products. > > > > Am I correct to assume that this would make the package go into > > non-free? > > I think this is DFSG-free and can go to main. I don't. WHat if Anonymizer Inc. goes out of business? All of a sudden everyone loses the right to modify and distribute the source code. Perhaps we need to add some notes to the DFSG explaining why clauses like the above are unacceptable. -- G. Branden Robinson | You live and learn. Debian GNU/Linux | Or you don't live long. branden@ecn.purdue.edu | -- Robert Heinlein roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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