Re: mono and moonlight distribution method make me worried.
saulgoode@flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com wrote:
> [...] if it is indeed required that the patent indemnity be
> requested then from a patent license perspective, the Mono
> implementation should fail Debian Legal's "Desert Island" and
> "Dissident" tests for DFSG compliance[5] because upstream must be
> contacted and the licensees identified.
[...]
> [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFSG#debian-legal_tests_for_DFSG_compliance
Oh what a terrible reference! It's a secondary source made from
secondary sources. Cite the DFSG FAQ if you must, but this sort of
postcardware has been regarded as breaking DFSG 1 for over a decade:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1998/08/msg00920.html
Hope that helps,
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