Re: Request for GR: clarifying the license text licensing / freeness issue

[Josip Rodin <joy@entuzijast.net>]

On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 07:42:02PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> > 'We promise that the Debian system and all its components will be free
> > according to these guidelines.'.
> 
> Dear Josip,
> 
> are you really sure that the licences are "components of the Debian
> system"? If one removes them, the system, on a functionnal point of
> view, still works as before... Nothing "Depends:" on the licences.

Er, you should be arguing that with the other person, because that's what
I said previously :)

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