Branden Robinson wrote: > The Dictator Test: > > A licence is not Free if it prohibits actions which, in the absence of > acceptance of the licence, would be allowed by copyright or other > applicable laws. > > License grantors do not have a private right of legislation; that is, > they are not dictators who can subject you to their personal jurisdiction > through a license. Sounds like an excellent test to me. One naming suggestion: The most common type of license to fail this test is one that restricts _use_ of the software, as opposed to copying, modification, and distribution. Therefore, how about the "Freedom Zero Test". - Josh Triplett
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