AFAIK, if it needs payment for commercial use, then it's discriminating against commercial use, isn't it?
Clay Crouch wrote: > > Greets! :^) > > I intend to package Code Crusader (jcc) and Code Medic (medic). > These two programs have DFSG-compliant (though non-GPL) licenses. > I have attatched their licenses, if anyone wants to check them over. > > However, both of them depend on the JX Application Framework, > which may or may not be DFSG-compliant. After reading the license > several times, and reading the SYPP license web page several times, > and reading the DFSG several times, it is my opinion that this license > does not violate the DFSG. > > It is free in every (DFSG) sense for non-commercial use. However, > payment to the authors is required for commercial use. Commercial > exploitation is _not_ prohibited outright; just requires payment. > > AFAICS, it does not conflict with any provision of the DFSG, and > therefore should go into unstable/main, along with jcc and medic. > > I am asking here because it is not GPL, and this is my first > dealing with a non-GPL source package. I defer to the consensus > on this issue.... :^) > > Cheers! > ____________________________________________________________________ > / Clay Crouch, Shamless Bum ;^> | <http://danno.tzo.com/~danno> \ > | Linux Administration/Consulting | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | Debian Package Maintainer | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > +----------------------------------+---------------------------------+ > | "Away put your weapon; I mean you no harm." -- Master Yoda | > +--------------------------------------------------------------------| > | 1024D/7D2AD631: 2319 2356 FEDF 4631 63F3 762A E443 1C2A 7D2A D631 | > \____________________________________________________________________/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: LICENSE > LICENSE Type: Plain Text (TEXT/PLAIN) > Encoding: BASE64 > Description: JX Application Framework LICENSE > > Name: LICENSE > LICENSE Type: Plain Text (TEXT/PLAIN) > Encoding: BASE64 > Description: Code Medic LICENSE > > Name: LICENSE > LICENSE Type: Plain Text (TEXT/PLAIN) > Encoding: BASE64 > Description: Code Crusader LICENSE
