Joachim Breitner wrote: > Hi, > > Am Fr, den 25.06.2004 schrieb Gerfried Fuchs um 12:11: >> 3) You may not charge a fee for the game itself. This includes >> reselling the game as an individual item. >> >> Doesn't this violate point 1 of the DFSG? > > AFAIK it is ok, as long as it is allowed to distribute it as part of > something (like Debian). Similar situation as with Bitstream's Vera > font: (quote from doc/copyright): > >> The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but >> no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by >> itself. > > Basically the same it, and seems to be free.
This is basically a trick of wording. If the license lets you ship it with the one-character shell script containing the letter 'w' and charge for that, then that's good enough. >> At least the splash screen of "Flight of the Amazon Queen" when you >> start it is misleading at large, too: >> >> Unauthorized copying, reproduction, adoption, rental, public >> performance, broadcast or other exploitation of this product is >> strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of applicable laws >> which may give rise to both civil liability and criminal penalties. >> (hand typed and thus typos might be in it) > > Should be fixed, but it's not RC. Feel free to file a bug. Technically, it's true; it's just there's a *lot* of authorized uses! -- There are none so blind as those who will not see.