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> > > For software intended to run on servers, the Gnu Affero GPL must be a
requ
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> The package must not refer the user to any nonfree software; in
> other wor
> The package must not refer the user to any nonfree software; in
> other words, it must not say anything that in our judgment is likely
> to lead or steer users towards running or installing nonfree
> software on their machine. E.g., communicating with network
> services
> I like it but I would just leave the last sentence out, or I would
> change it to "Communicating with a network service usually
> does not steer users toward running or installing nonfree software on
> their machine."
Examples would be important so people can decide what is likely acceptable
and
Alfred M. Szmidt writes:
> > From reading the requirements, I think it is already clear that
> > requirement is for software running on your machine, is it not?
>
>It is not explicit about this. Some seem to have interpreted "not
>refer the user to any nonfree software" as fo
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> Subject: Re: Dependence on nonfree software
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> From reading the requirements, I think it is already clear that
> requirement is for software running on your machine, is it not?
It is not explicit about this. Some seem to have interpreted "not
refer the user to any nonfree software" as forbidding use with an
online service
