"Miriam Ruiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/8/27 Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> In the case of point #3 that you're making here, are you saying that > >>> the AGPLv3 fails the dissident test? > >>Yes, I'm saying that it might be failing it. If you use a program > > Not that this matters, since this "test" is not part of the DFSG. > > It's an old discussion. It may not be explicitly included, but it's > implied by them. I know that for some people it's still a > controversial issue.
[FAQ maintainer cc'd] I suggest adding the following paragraphs to http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq please, because I'm getting bored of re-finding them. All three existed before I started posting to debian-legal in May 2003, so please let me know if I've mis-summarised any of them. [Under 9a The Desert Island test.] This test first appeared in <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/01/msg00010.html";>a discussion of vim in 2002</a> as a test of DFSGs 1, 2 and 3 in receive-only development environments, probably based on the joke about old hackers retiring to desert islands to escape flamewars which has been <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/07/msg00129.html";>posted to debian lists</a> sometimes. [Under 9b The Dissident test.] This test originated in <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/08/msg00282.html";>a discussion of mixmaster in 2002</a> as a rationale for not accepting forced submission or identification. It seems grounded in the DFSGs "1. Free redistribution" and "5. No discrimination against persons or groups" and built on <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2001/05/msg00057.html";>an earlier discussion of mixmaster</a>. [Under 9c The Tentacles of Evil test.] This test was first posted to this FAQ as a test of forced-upgrade and termination clauses which can break DFSG 1. It was <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/03/msg00591.html";>first mentioned on debian mailing lists in 2003</a> and <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/08/msg00388.html";>discussed again in relation to the GNU FDL</a>. Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
