On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 01:25:12PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > On 2004-07-07 11:04:33 +0100 Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> > wrote: > > >The Dictator Test: [...] > >If anyone has an objection, please speak up ASAP. > > Please connect this to specific DFSG if possible. Of course, the FAQ > notes that not everything failing a common test is necessarily not > free, so I don't see a problem in adding it there. Er, well, whether and how it fails a clause of the DFSG depends on exactly what type of private legislation the Dictator attempts to enforce. Since copyright generally covers distribution, I would expect most failures of the Dictator Test to violate DFSG 1. Does that help any? -- G. Branden Robinson | Humor is a rubber sword - it allows Debian GNU/Linux | you to make a point without drawing branden@debian.org | blood. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Mary Hirsch
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