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Re: Our social contract with the free-software community

jim@jimpick.com (Jim Pick)  wrote on 03.06.97 in <199706040103.SAA06553@fleming.jimpick.com>:

> > 1. The software may be redistributed by anyone. The license may restrict
> >    a source file from being distributed in modified form, as long as it
> >    allows modified binary files, and files that are distributed along
> >    with the source for the express purpose of modifying the source.
>
> You could clarify this point a bit:
>
> 1. The software may be redistributed by anyone.
>
>    The license for the software should allow modifications, and derived
>    works.  Two minor license restrictions are allowed, although discouraged,
>    in order to accommodate the wishes of free software authors:
>
>    a.  The license may restrict a source file from being distributed in
>        modified form.  Derived works are allowed through the use of
> "patches"        and other files that modify the source package.  The
> license must not        restrict what files can be distributed with, and act
> against, the        source.
>
>    b.  The software package may require derived works to carry a different
>        name than the original software.
>
> How's that?

Well, we currently have a problem with ncurses over on devel that seems to  
be about this very issue, so I'd suggest that we finalize this part fairly  
quickly so we can show it to ESR.

MfG Kai


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