Question about notification clauses
I have read over the DFSG and have not been able to satisfy my own
question. I have a program that I might package which carries a license
that, but for one clause, I believe is almost identical to the Artistic
License. It carries the restriction that any commercial use of the
software is allowed as long as the author receives notification. No
permission to be granted, simply a notification. Is this software still
DFSG-free? I recall reading about a problem that, if notification is
required, but the entity no longer exists, then the software is
unusable. Does this apply in this case? I have included the license in
question below.
Thank you for your time, and please CC me with the response.
Jonathan Eisenstein
jeisen@mindspring.com
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