>>>>> On Tue, 22 May 2001 07:48:38 -0400, Jeffry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
Jeffry> I'll take a stab at it, but I suspect (although I would ask Jeffry> the FSF lawyers for specifics), that the problem is the way Jeffry> the rights are granted. The line: Jeffry> ;Permission to copy this software, to redistribute it, and to Jeffry> ;use it for any purpose is granted, subject to the following Jeffry> ;restrictions and understandings. Jeffry> ; Jeffry> does not explicitly grant the right to redistribute modified Jeffry> works. My guess would be the best (given the rest of the Jeffry> license) would be either the new BSD or the X license. Yes. It's definitely non-free. Doesn't allow modified versions to be distributed and more than requests changes to be sent back to the original author. I'm sure there are a few more in there as well. The question I have is whether it is OK to drop this in non-free or whether it needs to be removed from debian altogether. Thanks Jim -- @James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Blessed Be! @ http://jimdres.home.mindspring.com | Linux is kewl! @"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Bach
