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Re: "Social Contract" - final pass

On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Thomas Koenig wrote:

> Christian Schwarz wrote:
> 
> >I propose the following for point 4.:
> >
> >``The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified
> >form _only_ if the license allows the distribution of "patch files"
> >with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build
> >time _and_ if the license allows the distribution of modified sources if
> >the name of the software or the version number is changed.''
> 
> That throws out gnuplot, again.

We are currently trying to get a compromise about which licenses we
consider as "free" and which as "non-free". This discussion has nothing to
do with any "real license".

Of course, I would like to have "gnuplot" in main, but I will definitely
not change the policy just to get gnuplot in if this would imply changing
my definition of "free software". The license of "gnuplot" is IMHO
non-free. (How can a program with a non-GPL license be labeled "GNU"?)


Thanks,

Chris

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