Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 10:05:37AM -0800, David N. Welton wrote: > > Andreas Schuldei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > 19. Should decisions about DFSG-compliance be made on the > > > > debian-legal list, or should we have a more formalized body for > > > > making such decisions? > > > debian legal has the experts, they should know and feel responsible > > > and decide > > Since when are they 'experts'? Frankly, I want to see some law > > degrees, or the equivalent work experience in the legal field, before > > I start listening to most of those people. > You realize that interpreting what is and is not "free" according to > the DFSG is not formally a question of law? Doesn't it really come down to deciding if, under a given license, you can or cannot do certain things with the software? That would require interpretation of the license, something that a professional would be much more qualified to undertake. -- David N. Welton Consulting: http://www.dedasys.com/ Personal: http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Free Software: http://www.dedasys.com/freesoftware/ Apache Tcl: http://tcl.apache.org/