What is the DFSG and where can I read it? Thanks...
NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ompages.com On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 01:28:32PM -0800, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > > > > [stuff deleted] > > > > Where you say 'free licenses cannot be revoked': What is your authority > > for that statement? The licensor can set the terms and conditions upon > > which revocation may be a consequence. > > > > Free software licenses can not be revoked. If a license can be revoked, it > wasn't a free software license in the first place. A revocation clause > violates section 1 of the DFSG because it places a restriction on the > selling or giving away of the software in question. Therefore, any license > with such a clause is not a free software license. > > > [other stuff deleted] > > -- > Brian Ristuccia > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
