On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:12:00 -0400 Joe Smith wrote:
> > However, this one forces modified works to be in the Public Domain,
> > which
> >is nowhere near the terms of the original work.
>
> Since this is derived from Artisic, it is assumed freely available
> means the same as it does there, which includes public domain, or
> posting the source publicly.
Wait: "Freely Available" *is* defined at the beginning of the license:
| "Freely Available" means that no fee is charged for the item. It
| also means that recipients of the item may redistribute it under
| the same conditions they received it.
It seems that, if I want to distribute modified versions of the Library,
I must place my modifications in the Public Domain (a non-free
requirement, since it fails DFSG#3) _or_ otherwise distribute them
without charging any fees (another non-free requirement, since it fails
DFSG#1).
If this is the case, I think that we lack free paths through this
license and must conclude that VIGRA does not currently comply with the
DFSG.
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