On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Ryan Finnie wrote: > On 9/27/06, Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This looks like forced *public* availability and a 12-month > >> retainer, which I think is both a significant cost (so not free > >> redistribution) and maybe a practical problem. > > > >If you need to make any modifications, then with this clause, I don't > >think that it can even be uploaded to non-free. Debian does not > >insure that every version ever distributed will be available for 12 > >months. > > How does this differ for the GPL's section 3(b) three-year clause?
The critical difference is that Debian doesn't distribute under 3b; we distribute under 3a. So long as there is a DFSG compliant path through the license, additional permissions granted by the license are fine. Don Armstrong -- Build a fire for a man, an he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. -- Jules Bean http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
