* Andrej Shadura: > On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 10:48, Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> But again I say that this program is GPL-licensed, but it can be used >> freely (of charge) for non commercial purposes only, but proprietary >> (one must purchase license) for commercial use. >> >> So I think this could violate DFSG #6, right? > > The GPL doesn’t allow any further restrictions.
The copyright owner can make any declaration they want, including an inconsistent one. Often, that makes the software non-redistributable in Debian's eyes. In other cases, the declaration that commercial use requires a support subscription is phrased in such a way that it is clear that it is a mere marketing claim and not a legal requirement (MySQL AB's statements before the Sun acquisition probably fall into this latter cateogry).
