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Re: W3 software license



evan@debian.org wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 05:36:29PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> 
>>>>>The license looks OK to me, with the possible exception that it says
>>>>>"obtaining, using and/or copying this work" implies acceptance of the
>>>>>license.
>>>I think it sets a bad precedent to wave such language into a
>>>list of licenses we accept as DFSG-free without at least asking the
>>>upstream authors to remove this wording.
> 
> Why don't we do this: I'll write up a summary of the license, and note that we
> think that works released under the license would, barring complications, be
> free.
> 
> I'll also add a suggestion to drop the use language.
> 
> How does that sound?

Sounds great.

- Josh Triplett

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