Andrew Sidwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'd really like to adopt a new manual, but it's by someone we can't > contact, and it's under a custom licence: > > Redistribution of unaltered copies of this document is permitted without > restriction. Distribution of altered copies is permitted without > restriction as long as the alteration does not significantly alter the > content (For example, translation and conversion to another format is > permitted.). Distribution of all other altered copies is permitted as > long as credit for previous authors is maintained, the contact > information is replaced with that of the alterer, and redistribution is > not further restricted. > > > I'd just like to check if this is DFSG-free or not; I think it is
I think it isn't. Freedom to make changes is required under the DFSG, and this license doesn't grant that freedom: it restricts it with the (vague) "as long as the alteration does not significantly alter the content". Whatever "significantly" means, it's non-DFSG-free to forbid changes to the work that are "significant". -- \ "I went over to the neighbor's and asked to borrow a cup of | `\ salt. 'What are you making?' 'A salt lick.'" -- Steven Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
