Thomas Goirand <[email protected]> writes: > Please read point 9 of this document: > > http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html > > Because we don't have the source code of the captcha system itself (you > only have access to the source code of something that accesses the > online service), php-recaptcha fails all of the 3 tests when we want to > use it, which is a good indication that it shouldn't be considered > free.
Those tests are intended to be check the license of a software for DFSG-freeness. php-recaptcha's license (MIT license) passes all these. > As I see it, php-recaptcha should be sent to non-free (which means > anything depending on it would go in contrib). I'd be happy to see > others expressing themselves here, in order to make sure I don't hold an > extreme view on this. The DFSG does *not* require that network services that are accessed are available under a free license (or that the server software must even be included in Debian as well). There are only requirements on the software that Debian distributes itself. If you do think otherwise, please explain how software licensed under one one the licenses explicitly listed as "free" in the DFSG can suddenly become non-free. Which point of the DFSG is no longer fulfilled? Compare with the various clients for proprietary instant messengers, YouTube, other Google services, ...: The server software is not available for any of these either. Regards, Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
