Re: License advice: LPPL with additional restrictions
=?iso-8859-1?q?Frank_K=FCster?= <frank@debian.org>
> hope to be able to convince him to drop the additional restrictions
> (should he be reachable) - but before I do that I'd like to make sure
> that the additional restrictions are in fact a problem, and not only
> just an inconvenience, and which of them.=20
The simplest way would be for the second licence to be restated as
instructions on one way to comply with the licence.
At a quick glance:
> - You make sure that the changed versions contain a notice that
> prevents others to take money for distribution or use of your
> files, i.e. they have to be distributed under the restrictions
> mentioned in this file.
Discrimination against commerce (DFSG 6)
> - You inform us that you created a changed version of the files.
> This is only necessary if you want to distribute it to others.
Phone home clause. Take your pick from DFSG 1, 6 or whatever else
you feel it breaks most.
[...]
> | IMPORTANT NOTICE:
> |
> | You are not allowed to change this readme file.
Take your pick. DFSG 3?
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