Re: Intel IA32 EL License (revisited)
On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 03:25:41PM +0200, Francesco Poli wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:28:48 +0200 Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote:
>
> > dann frazier wrote:
> > > A couple of years ago I started a thread about the Intel IA-32 EL License here:
> > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/04/msg00198.html
> [...]
> > > Intel seem willing to consider modifications to the wording of the
> > > license, so I'd like to try and formulate a list of changes Debian
> > > would like to see.
> >
> > Yes, but the easier method is to look for an other license, already used
> > by Intel (for similar tasks) and possibly also used by Debian in main.
>
> I agree that the best possible solution would to persuade Intel to
> re-license in a DFSG-free manner, so that the Debian Project could
> include EL in main.
>
> Dann, do you think there's some chance to do that?
> Or have you already reached the conclusion that the best *feasible*
> outcome would be a package distributable in the non-free archive?
Yes, I have reached this conclusion :(
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dann frazier
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