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Re: [Discussioni] OSD && DFSG convergence



Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com> writes:

> I've no doubt.  Still, where in the DFSG does it say that you can have 
> unlicensed software (even if it's public-domain) in Debian?

It doesn't need to.

> I'm not trying to be obstreperous, or cause trouble.  I'm trying to
> point out that you're applying the DFSG in an arbitrary manner.  We
> can't do that at OSI, so we need the OSD to cover these cases.  If
> there is to be one document describing free and open software, it has
> to cover those cases.

You may not have understood how the DFSG is applied, but we have been
remarkably consistent about it.  



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