On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 02:23:21AM -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > What do people think about the status of #144984? My first thought was > to agree with the submitter that it's non-free. On the other hand, the > GPL says: > You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and > you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee. > which is generally interpeted to mean "you can charge whatever you want > for distributing binaries", correct? > Then again, the htp license does say "material costs", which narrows it > down somewhat. DFSG requires that distributors be free to charge MORE than just 'material costs'; they must also be free to sell CDs at a profit. Yes, this license fails the DFSG. Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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