On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Branden Robinson wrote: > Reaction to my earlier proposal[1] appears to be basically positive. Not > everyone thought I picked the best name for it, though. > > Nevertheless, I'd like to move forward, and propose the addition of the > following to the DFSG FAQ[2]. > > The Dictator Test: > > A licence is not Free if it prohibits actions which, in the absence of > acceptance of the licence, would be allowed by copyright or other > applicable laws. > > License grantors do not have a private right of legislation; that is, > they are not dictators who can subject you to their personal jurisdiction > through a license. > > If anyone has an objection, please speak up ASAP.
Not really an objection, but for completeness I think some practical examples of things which fail this test should be added to the FAQ as well.
