On May 24, Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> wrote: > The DFSG is a set of guidelines; there are many things that licenses > can do which would be anathema to Free Software but are not > specifically excluded by the DFSG. But still, the first two sentences of the SC read: "We provide the guidelines that we use to determine if a work is "free" in the document entitled "The Debian Free Software Guidelines". We promise that the Debian system and all its components will be free according to these guidelines. I do not see other criteria listed. > That said, the typical argument is > that giving up your right to have cases tried in your local venue is a > fee or royalty, and as such violates DFSG ?1. And typically I disagree with such an argument, for the reason that this is not a fee nor a royalty and so stays outside the scope of the DFSG. -- ciao, Marco
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