On Tue, 01 May 2007 20:33:16 +0200 Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le samedi 28 avril 2007 à 02:27 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit : [...] > > This seems to mean that I can redistribute an *unaltered* package > > for 28 days from its initial release, then this permission suddenly > > *disappears*, *unless* I change the name to something unrelated or > > add a word such as "ancient" to the name itself. > > We're talking about an original *unmodified* version of the work, > > while > > DFSG#4 talks about modified versions of works: > > Then let's modify it - say, by renaming it and adding a debian/ > directory - and we'll have a modified version that's DFSG-free.
No, I don't think it would be DFSG-free, because clause 3 would apply to the modified version too, and nobody could redistribute the *unaltered* Debian package after 28 days from its initial release, without a further rename... But anyway, let's stop discussing about this clause 3. Now upstream seems to be considering a different licensing strategy: staying with LGPL as far as copyright is concerned, and adding non-free trademark restrictions. Please take a look at http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/04/msg00252.html -- http://frx.netsons.org/doc/nanodocs/testing_workstation_install.html Need to read a Debian testing installation walk-through? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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