Re: Expat + exception = DFSG-compatible?
* Dmitry Smirnov:
> I'm seeking second opinion regarding mutation of the Expat license that can
> be found in [1]. In particular, author added the following clause:
>
> The Software shall not be used nor made available to TESTTailor or any
> individual or organization related or operated by Adarsh Mehta from
> Germany; some people just don't deserve free work to be made available
> to them.
>
> Do we consider this as DFSG compatible license?
>
> IMHO it is a DFSG-compatible license because added clause is not a
> restriction for field of endeavour but a termination clause similar to GPL
> ones except that is is explicitly added to the license in order to blacklist
> a known offender.
The restriction you cited violates DFSG §5 (“No Discrimination Against
Persons or Groups”).
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