compatibility and the OSD
Russell Nelson
nelson at crynwr.com
Wed Sep 22 13:34:47 UTC 2004
Bob Scheifler writes:
> > It is not compliant. It violates OSD #2: "The program must include
> > source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as
> > compiled form."
>
> OK, but my license sketch does allow distribution in compiled form,
> albeit with restrictions. Does it violate OSD#2?
Yes. If you're free to do something, albeit with restrictions, then
you're NOT free to do something because there are restrictions.
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