Re: Free enough for FE

[Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas mailhot laposte net>]

Le mercredi 01 novembre 2006 à 11:45 -0600, Rex Dieter a écrit :
> Kevin Kofler wrote:
> 
> > Hans de Goede <j w r degoede    > writes:
> >> The only real distribution restriction is: "You may not charge a fee for
> >> the
> > game
> >> itself. This includes reselling the game as an individual item."
> > 
> > IMHO, this is essentially the same as the Bitstream Vera license.
> > "The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but no
> > copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by itself."
> > (from /usr/share/doc/dejavu-lgc-fonts-2.10/LICENSE)
> 
> That was the only cause that raised my eyebrow, but what's good for the
> goose (bitstream-vera) is good for the gander (here).

I Vera's case Bitstream clarified they consider the rpm itself a "larger
software package". So I'm not sure at all the precedent applies

(you should probably just add a R to something else so your rpm is never
installable standalone)

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot