On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:03:35AM +0000, Gervase Markham wrote: > "This software and its derivatives are endorsed by Gervase Markham, > until such time as he withdraws that endorsement for a particular > derivative. If he does so and informs the maintainer of that > derivative, this paragraph must be removed from that derivative." > > Does the presence of those two sentences in a README make the > software non-free? Yes it does. It fails the DFSG test. It is why some trademark licenses are a problem.
Now, the only difference is the fix. For a license it is removing the package for a trademark it is renaming, maybe. Sentences like that are exactly why our proposed trademark policy should be what it is. - Craig -- Craig Small VK2XLZ http://enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ csmall at : debian.org GPG fingerprint: 5D2F B320 B825 D939 04D2 0519 3938 F96B DF50 FEA5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
