Re: [ox-en] non-commercial software lic
- From: "Benj. Mako Hill" <mako debian.org>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 11:34:46 -0300
On Sun, May 09, 2004 at 03:13:35PM [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED], august wrote:
First, it makes it impossible to distribute as part of a larger
whole for which something is paid (for example as part of a linux
distribution).
for cases such as a linux distro, special permission could be
granted. could even be in the license.
That wouldn't work for all distros. Several, including Debian,
can't/won't distribute non-free software. The freedoms granted by
Free Software Licenses can't be specific to a single project/distro.
That said, there are certainly some distros that might be willing to
sign off on this although this sort of "asking for permission" system
is exactly what CC licenses were trying to avoid.
Regards,
Mako
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