On 29-May-01, 21:02 (CDT), Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First let me mention that I am not a lawyer. That said, I don't see why DFSG > #8 should affect programs in non-free. I am not taking a position on the > main topic of this thread, but why would any rules of the DFSG apply to > non-free? I thought that was the whole point of that (separate) distribution. > Is there some reason other than the DFSG why a Debian-specific license could > not be used to put something in non-free?
One concern is that non-free is mirrored, and the permission would have to apply to those mirrors and all their mirrors, etc. I don't think there's currently anything in non-free that can't be *distributed* freely. If there is, I hope the person who put it there has read the license carefully and understood all the ramifications. Steve -- Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Please do not CC me on mail sent to this list; I subscribe to and read every list I post to.)
