Re: Summary : ocaml, QPL and the DFSG.
On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 12:00:04PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 11:54:24AM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote:
> > Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@debian.org> writes:
> >
> > > This is a slightly different problem to that of a local law which says "you
> > > can't do that". I'm not distributing prohibited technology to an embargoed
> > > location by choice. I never thought "hmm, wouldn't it be cool if I sent
> > > this to Iran". Instead, the terms of the licence are forcing me to do that.
> >
> > Almost -- they force you to do that if you modify and distribute. So
> > you don't have freedom with respect to the software, because you can't
> > modify and distribute without the license urging you to potentially
> > break the law.
>
> So, what, vote with your feet, and leave the country which impose such
> ridicoulous constraint on you. No sympathy from me there.
DFSG #13: any licence that requires you to move country in order to exercise
the granted permissions is not free. Sheesh.
FFS.
- Matt
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