On Mon, Nov 22, 1999 at 07:56:29PM -0800, Bruce Perens wrote: > > it discriminates against people without regular internet access. > > 1. The IBM and Apple licenses also ask for you to have a URL where your > modifications can be found. I suspect things under those licenses are > already accepted into main. This is specificaly negociated _for_debian_ > from IBM and Apple's previous policy, which required email with _every_ > modification.
This requirement, which is essentially a requirement that modifications must be broadcast, is very different from the AT&T requirement that anyone who uses the software is responsible for monitoring a web site. > 2. Many people are capable of putting something on the web for you if you > mail them a floppy. I'd do it if asked. I also give out free web sites > to worthy causes, as do many people. So I don't think that regular internet > access is a true barrier, and there are few places left in the world where > irregular access can not be had. This has nothing to do with the AT&T requirement. > 3. I think it's _really_ stretching the point, anyway. > > 4. It's not a usage fee, and usage fees _would_ run awry of the DFSG. It sounds like you're thinking of a different license's requirements here, for "it". -- Raul
