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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free
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Brett Smith |
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free |
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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:59:29 -0400 |
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 01:41 +0200, Rubén Rodríguez Pérez wrote:
> It was also reported at Trisquel (thanks, Marcooliva), but I didn't have
> much time to review it, as it is a tricky license this one. Its problem
> is the absence of *explicit* permission for modifications:
Licenses *can* be understood to have implicit permissions. Obviously we
strongly prefer things to be as explicit as possible, but when push
comes to shove -- as in the case of an unreachable author -- we may be
able to rely on permissions that are not so explicit.
And I think it might be reasonable to argue that this license provides
implicit permission to modify -- because if the author intended to
prohibit modification, what would be the purpose of including point (3)?
I'll discuss this with some lawyers and RMS to get an official ruling on
this. I'll let you all know what the verdict is, although it might take
a few weeks depending on what legal issues have to be researched.
--
Brett Smith
Licensing Compliance Engineer, Free Software Foundation
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- Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free, (continued)
- Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free, Ali Gunduz, 2009/08/31
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free, Karl Goetz, 2009/08/31
- [Gnewsense-dev] Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: 9wm - No FSF Free, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/31
- [Gnewsense-dev] Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: 9wm - No FSF Free, Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -, 2009/08/31
- [Gnewsense-dev] Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: 9wm - No FSF Free, Karl Goetz, 2009/08/31
- Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free, Alexandre Oliva, 2009/08/31
Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free, Karl Goetz, 2009/08/28
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: [Gnewsense-dev] 9wm - No FSF Free,
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