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Re: Squeak in Debian?



On Sat, 2004-04-24 at 01:10, Walter Landry wrote:
> > I don't think that the indemnification clause is a problem at all
> > (otherwise I would have written it in my original report). In the case
> > described by the clause 5, we could refer Apple (or whoever) to the
> > clauses 3 and 4 (about disclaimer of warranty and limited liability).
> 
> If Apple put in code they don't own and Debian distributed it, then
> clause 5 means that when the people sue Apple for that distribution,
> Debian has to pay for Apple's defense.  Normally, Debian would only
> pay for Debian's defense.

Right, thanks. Then, the problem can be reduced to identifying the parts
in question and removing, replacing or DFSG-free licensing them. If
that's not feasible, Squeak seems to be clearly non-free.

bye,
  Roland



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