On Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:33:53 -0700 Soren Stoutner wrote: [...] > The text from the license which caused me concern was: > > "any of its associated files that was generated in *any approach*” > > Is a file generated by a user using the binary an "associated file”? That > isn’t language that is common in other licenses, so, as far as I know, there > isn’t a standard, industry-wide acceptance of what those terms mean. I agree > that if the meaning of this were cleared up my concerns could be ameliorated. > > I agree with you that even if they did intend this, it would probably still > be > DFSG-free [...]
Wouldn't this be a restriction on the use of the binary (if the intended interpretation of the license text were indeed that a file generated by a user using the binary is an "associated file”)? Restrictions on use are generally regarded as DFSG-non-free... -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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