Hi, On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 06:21:48PM +0200, Florian Lohoff wrote: > But THIS relation (Linked Against) is not really clear from the Terms > in Par.9 - It says "distributed along" which KDE + QT2 would also > be. > > IMHO the "distributed along" term does not clear the tightness/intense > of the coupling (As none of the Programs debian distributes is unrelated > to others - The relation COULD be the same medium)
Yes. You are right this can be confusing. Maybe the term should say something like: The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed along with the licensed software but are independent and separate works. Or something like the GPL says: The license may not place any restrictions on any distribution that is a mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program). But it may restrict how the Program or any works based on the Program may be distributed. But then again the DFSG is not a strict license but only a guideline. And it is very difficult to pinpoint how tight the coupling between pieces of source code/software is or when something is a derivative work of something else. Debian should always act in the spirit and not the letter of Free Software Licenses. Cheers, Mark
