Re: Choice of venue, was: GUADEC report

[Michael Poole <mdpoole@troilus.org>]

Florian Weimer writes:

> * Michael Poole:
>
>> DFSG implies that the license should not allow the author to
>> terminate the license unilaterally.
>
> Which clause implies that?  Maybe I'm missing something some obvious,
> but I can't find one.

#1 (Free Redistribution) and #5 (No Discrimination Against Persons or
Groups) are the clearest basis.  If the license is terminated, the
user would be prohibited from "selling or giving away the software."
What is the point of #5 if the author may later restrict the terms
(for example, "I terminate this license for all people with red
hair")?  Why should unilateral termination of a license be compatible
with free software?

Michael Poole