Florian Weimer wrote: > * Nathanael Nerode: > > >>>I think this is overly broad. What about the following? >>> >>>"You must not add any functionality to programs licensed under this >>>License which may not be removed, by you or any third party, according >>>to applicable law. Such functionality includes, but is not limited >>>to, technological measures which effectively control access to any >>>work, provided that removal of the measure would be prohibited by >>>applicable law." >> >>Good idea. We need to do some more wording work, of course.... > > > I don't think such an approach would be popular with the FSF, though. > If you propagate the view that features you cannot remove from the > software are harmful (which is, as far as I can see, a pretty > reasonable general position), it's a bit hard to explain why you are > in favor of AGPL-like provisions that introduce such non-removable > features.
Well, we were hoping that the FSF would be willing to accept replacement text which would achieve the AGPL goals *without* introducting non-removable features, of course. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
