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Re: Debian's own stuff and the DFSG...



On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 09:05:43PM +0000, Sunnanvind wrote:
> When I read the usage terms for the Open Use Logo, it seems to me that a 
> part of it "may be used to refer to Debian" (and no explicit permission 
> given for ANY other usage) could be interpreted as breaking DFSG 
> 8, "License can't be specific to Debian". If that's a long shot, it's 
> relation to DFSG 6 is not, in my humble and confused opinion.

Copyright doesn't control use.  It covers publication -- making copies
and distributing them.

And, of course, "may be used to refer to Debian" is not a restriction.

-- 
Raul



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