Re: DRAFT: debian-legal summary of the QPL
Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> Brian Thomas Sniffen <bts@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>>The test itself, though, remains clear: Any requirement for sending
>>source modifications to anyone other than the recipient of the
>>modified binary---in fact any forced distribution at all, beyond
>>giving source to those who receive a copy of the binary -- is non
>>free.
>
> Why does it not say this, rather than rambling about dissidents?
It does say that. I was quoting the core of the dissident test from
the excellent DFSG FAQ. It talks about dissidents to provide a
framework in which to consider that rule, and an experiment for
thinking about what that rule means and represents.
-Brian
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Brian Sniffen bts@alum.mit.edu
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