On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 04:57:25PM -0400, Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 11:03:20AM -0500, Kilz _ wrote: > > Hi Debian legal > > I am writing you to ask a question that someone I know doesnt believe. It > > has to do with the Swiftfox license. Can you please confirm or deny that it > > passes the DFSG? Thanks. I say it doesnt, but he requires proof. Thanks. > > > > Here is the license. > > > > SWIFTFOX LICENSE AND RESTRICTIONS > > ------------------------------------- > > > > 1. Swiftfox binaries are not distributed under the MPL > > license and are not freely distributable. Swiftfox > > is licensed only to the user that downloads the > > binary from getswiftfox.com and no distribution > > to other parties is allowable under this license. > > Download of any binary from getswiftfox.com > > constitutes acceptance of these terms. > > > > That alone does it. Once a package is not freely distributable it > automatically fails the DFSG. It breaks rule #1:
This tells that *swiftfox*binaries* are not distributable, not the binaries we would obtain building from sources. It doesn't change that the sources are MPL only. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
