Re: python-imaging

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

Jonathan Bastien-Filiatrault <joe@x2a.org> writes:

> Ben Finney wrote:
> > Greg Harris <glharris@panix.com> writes:
> 
> [snip]
> >
> > But that wording is *not* what has been used for ‘python-imaging’.
> > Instead, the wording is:
> >
> >     Permission to [foo] for any purpose and without fee is hereby
> >     granted,
> >
> I find that wording rather ambiguous, in my mind it could mean any of
> the following:
> 
>  * You may [foo] for any purpose, without paying a fee
>  * You may [foo] for any purpose, as long as you do so without fee
> 
> Does anyone else see this ambiguity ?

I can see how someone might find it if they were looking for it.

I don't see it when I read the clause normally. The meaning of that
clause, to me, is clearly:

  * You may [foo] for any purpose and without charging a fee

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Ben Finney