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From: Alexander Berntsen <bernalex@g.o>
To: Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@××××××××××.org>
Cc: Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>, gentoo-licenses@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-licenses] New license group FSF-NONFREE?
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:42:16
Message-Id: 55372699.9090601@gentoo.org
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4 On 21/04/15 22:05, Paul Tagliamonte wrote:
5 > Open source, as defined by the OSI is software the complies with
6 > the OSD[1], which is fairly close to the DFSG (Debian Free
7 > Software Guidelines).
8 >
9 > You might be mixing terms; "Open Source" as defined by the FSF is
10 > software which may be open, but you are not able to express your
11 > four freedoms over.
12 I don't understand what you are trying to say. I am saying that FREE
13 SOFTWARE should refer to Free Software as in the FSF definition of
14 Free Software, and that OSI-APPROVED (which is Open Source Software)
15 thus does not belong in that licence group in the first place.
16 - --
17 Alexander
18 bernalex@g.o
19 https://secure.plaimi.net/~alexander
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Re: [gentoo-licenses] New license group FSF-NONFREE? Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>