Re: Request for comment on license file

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> writes:

> 3.  Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to obtain 
>     complete source code for TORQUE and any modifications and/or additions to 
>     TORQUE. The source code must either be included in the distribution or be available 
>     for no more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and all modifications and 
>     additions to the Software must be freely redistributable by any party (including 
>     Licensor) without restriction. 

I missed this clause. This appears to be a custom-written attempt to
turn a BSD-style license into a copyleft. The effectiveness of this is
unknown until it's been examined properly by a copyright lawyer.

Far better would be for the copyright holder to license this work under
well-known license terms understood to be an effective copyleft, like
the GNU GPL <URL:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

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Ben Finney