Bug#421513: sphpblog License-Question (modified/expanded GPL)
On Wed, 16 May 2007, Cord Beermann wrote:
> I want to add a package to Debian with the following
> License-Statement:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The Simple PHP Blog is released under the GNU Public License.
>
> You are free to use and modify the Simple PHP Blog. All changes
> must be uploaded to SourceForge.net under Simple PHP Blog.
>
> Credit must be give to the original author and the Simple PHP Blog
> logo graphic must appear on the site and link to the project
> on SourceForge.net
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Does this make the package incompatible to DFSG?
Yes, it does. Both of these requirements are nonfree, and quite
frankly, unreasonable.
Don Armstrong
--
Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but
that's not why we do it.
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