Re: How free does a non-free package have to be?
On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 04:01:05PM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote:
> > 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.
Obviously, but the question was about non-free. AFAIK, non-free only
needs permission to redistribute.
Frank
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