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Re: Affero General Public License



<quote who="Glenn Maynard" date="Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 12:14:25AM -0500">
> On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 11:53:22PM -0500, Benj. Mako Hill wrote:
> > I don't think that issue is a closed one. As you and others have
> > mentioned in other threads, the GPLv3 will probably have a Affero-type
> > clause.
> 
> The GPLv3 having such a clause has no relevance to its freeness.  A
> non- free restriction doesn't become free because the FSF decided to
> use it.

I never suggested that this is the case. I suggested that we should
perhaps think a bit harder before we declare software (or some subset
of software) under the most popular free software license in existance
non-free than we do when we're only talking about some license that
almost nobody uses.

The stakes are higher. Our level of critical reflection should be too.

Regards,
Mako

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Benjamin Mako Hill
mako@debian.org
http://mako.cc/

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