On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 09:24:00AM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > > The two issues mentioned in this thread influence different parts of > > cdrtools: > > > > * defaults.c /* > > * WARNING you are only allowed to change this filename if you also > <snip> > > This one is used and linked against all applications of cdrtools since > > 2.01a26 > > (previously only in cdrecord). If it is GPL incompatible it indeed breaks > > the > > e.g. mkisofs' and cdda2wav's original copyrights. > > That's certainly GPL-incompatible. It's an extra restriction. Since > it affects functional behavior, I'd call it non-free. "You must > change this filename" requirements are generally considered non-free, > so I'd expect "You may not change this filename without paying this > fee" requirements to be non-free.
Why do we have to use the word "fee" to describe this sort of requirement? It's unnatural, and seems contrived to fit DFSG#1, which is unnecessary, since "fees" are not the only sort of restrictions prohibited by DFSG#1. I agree that this is non-free, as is any requirement that I explain myself before distributing a modification. -- Glenn Maynard
