-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andi Payn wrote: > I have one specific question and some general questions about Mandrake's > licensing policies. > > Let me start with the specific question: Frodo (a C64 emulator) allows you to > use, distribute, etc. Frodo binaries and source code, and to use Frodo's > source in a compatibly-licensed larger work (anything non-commercial).
So there are restrictions on distribution of non-modified packages. This violates the first requirement for OSI's open-source definition: http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php AFAIR, this is also FSF's freedom 2: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > But > you can't distributed a modified version of Frodo itself. > Violates requirement 3 for OSI's open-source definition, and FSF's freedom 3. > Is this appropriate for contribs? No, it's not free software (it seems more like shareware), and even if contrib allowed non-free software, Mandrakesoft sells copies of Mandrake including contrib for more than $5, violating the license agreement. It may or may not be suitable for PLF, although PLF mainly avoids non-free software. Of course, IANAL applies ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/CUV8rJK6UGDSBKcRAr/AAJ9DWG9DKVxgvf9B1NAVAZS5y6YThQCgk1vo FUDMR9/17Mj9EGIHxYWMYo4= =VfNT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
