Re: is the Clearthought Software License free?

[MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop>]

jochen georges <gnugeo@gnugeo.de> wrote:
> i send this email on friday, but may be there was a problem. so i send it 
> again, 'hope it is not impolite.

There was a reply:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2009/04/msg00137.html

[...]
> only thing you can't do is fork the original source.  [...]
> i think, he just wants to avoid that there is "external" code under his 
> name "clearthought".
>
> so, what do you say?
> is that free?  

I think it fails DFSG 3.  If he wants to avoid external code under his
name, then there should be a clear labelling requirement and a
trademark on the name "clearthought".  Restricting the class and its
source seems impractical.

Hope that helps,
-- 
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