On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:11:29 +0000 Simon McVittie wrote: > The tl:dr version: just use the GPL, or the AGPL if you must. My summary is somewhat similar: please just use the GNU GPL, and nothing more restrictive than that (I don't think the GNU AfferoGPL v3 meets the DFSG, so please avoid that license, as well). > > I don't think whether your license is DFSG-compliant is the important > issue here; At least, not the only important issue... > I think the important issue is that your proposed license is > not well-understood, has practical problems, and is contributing to > license proliferation. (Thoughts on DFSG compliance later.) I agree that the proposed license has all these flaws. > > By being a copyleft license with more restrictions than the GPL, I believe > your proposed license is non-GPL-compatible. So do I. [...] > I for one would be reluctant to contribute significantly to a package under > the license you propose; I would also try hard to stay as away as possible from such a license. > I'm already somewhat concerned about the AGPL, > which raises some interesting practical problems (particularly if parts > of an AGPL webapp are re-used in something that isn't a webapp). I personally have major concerns about the GNU AfferoGPL v3, see below. [...] > Since I promised I'd mention DFSG-compliance-or-not: some debian-legal > regulars disagree with the ftpmasters' decision to allow AGPL software > into Debian. Hello everybody! I am one of those debian-legal regulars! If someone is interested in the details, please take a look at http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/11/msg00233.html http://bugs.debian.org/495721#28 > I personally think the AGPL is a Free license, but one with > significant practical problems. I definitely see significant practical problems in the GNU AfferoGPL v3, but I also see some terms that fail to comply with the DFSG. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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