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Re: OSD && DFSG - different purposes



Brian M. Carlson writes:
 > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 03:24:20PM -0500, Russell Nelson wrote:
 > > Henning Makholm writes:
 > >  > This denies a user the right to make modifications and distribute the
 > >  > modified software (with source code) to his neighbour *without* also
 > >  > distributing it to the public at large.
 > >  > 
 > >  > The consensus on debian-legal that this right is a sine qua non for
 > >  > DFSG-freedom is strong and well established.
 > > 
 > > Where does it say this in the DFSG?
 > 
 > Debian has a strong "common law" tradition with regard to the DFSG.

Fair enough, but do you really expect people to study the archives?
For example, Google knows nothing about "debian-legal RPSL", implying
that you never discussed the RPSL.  A search of the Subject: headers
between last July and now shows no instance of RPSL, or Real.

Why not change the DFSG?

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