Re: How free does a non-free package have to be?

[Johannes Rohr <j.rohr@gmx.de>]

Xavier Roche <roche@httrack.com> writes:

> > if a program license restricts usage to e.g. non-commercial use only,
> > will this (usually) disqualify a package from inclusion into non-free?
> 
> DFSG (http://www.debian.org/social_contract.en.html)
> 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor 
> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a
> specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program
> from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research.
> 
> As "must not" is clearly specified, I think such license would not fit the
> DFSG (The Debian Free Software Guidelines), IMHO.

Sure this would not be DFSG compliant. But was asking about non-free,
which is for non-DFSG-compliant software anyway.

Thanks,

Johannes