Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> skribis: > l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> Andreas Enge <andr...@enge.fr> skribis: >> >>> Additionally, the file matrix.c looks non-free to me: >>> "3. No charge is made for this software or works derived from it. >>> This clause shall not be construed as constraining other software >>> distributed on the same medium as this software, nor is a >>> distribution fee considered a charge." >>> >>> So maybe it needs to be patched out, if possible? How come debian contains >>> the file? >> >> It’s not in http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Software_blacklist so I guess >> it’s a question for the gnu-linux-libre mailing list. Any volunteer? > > I asked RMS, and he thinks that this clause is okay because it says a > "distribution fee" is okay and does not limit the amount. Thus, what it > prohibits is a fee for the right to use the program, which is okay.
Great, thanks for investigating. > Apologies for paraphrasing RMS rather than quoting him directly, but I > forgot to ask whether it was okay to publish what he wrote in private > email. In the future I think it’s better if we work with the gnu-linux-libre list, where there are knowledgeable people lurking (from gNewSense, Trisquel, etc.), as it would allow us to share efforts with them (and vice versa ;-)). Thanks! Ludo’.
