On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:46:04 +0200 Francesco Poli <invernomuto@paranoici.org> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:39:05 +1000 Karl Goetz wrote: > > > On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:42:32 -0400 > > Michael Hanke <mih@debian.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear -legal, > > > > > > I'm currently looking into packaging a software with a license > > > that has the following clause: > > > > > > | Your contribution of software and/or data to XXXX (including > > > prior | to the date of the first publication of this Agreement, > > > each a | "Contribution") and/or downloading, copying, modifying, > > > displaying, | distributing or use of any software and/or data > > > from XXXX | (collectively, the "Software") constitutes acceptance > > > of all of the | terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do > > > not agree to such | terms and conditions, you have no right to > > > contribute your | Contribution, or to download, copy, modify, > > > display, distribute or | use the Software. > > > > Does this mean if i disagree with a part of the contribution > > agreement that I'm not allowed to download it? > > It seems so. Thanks for confirming my suspicion about it. > And I do *not* like it at all! I guess the next question becomes, 'Is it permissible'? I tend to feel it isn't, but it wasnt challenged when itpd[1], and the ftpmasters are clearly ok with it as its in the archive. Any other regulars want to comment on this issue? [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=500841 thanks, kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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