Re: Bug#158320: ITP: cl-defsystem3 -- A system definition and building package for Common Lisp programs
Branden Robinson wrote:
> > ;;; following conditions are met:
> > ;;; o distribution of a modification to the Software have been
> > ;;; previously submitted to the maintainers; if the maintainers
> > ;;; decide not to include the submitted changes, the "full
> > ;;; name" of the re-distributed Software ("MK:DEFSYSTEM", or
> > ;;; "MAKE:DEFSYSTEM", or "MK-DEFSYSTEM") must be changed.
>
> The above clause is not DFSG-free. Prior notice of modifications is not
> compatible with DFSG 3. Also, in case it matters, this restriction
> renders the software GPL-incompatible.
>
> Followups redirected to the ITP bug number and debian-legal.
Thanks for forwarding to debian-legal. Is the violation #1 "free
distribution"? That the requirement to submit changes to the
maintainers constitutes a restriction? Also, is the requirement to
change the name also non-DFSG compatible?
Thanks for catching this, Brandon.
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