?sthetic Permissive License - For Approval
John Cowan
cowan at ccil.org
Sat Dec 29 22:12:35 UTC 2007
Sean B. Palmer scripsit:
> > As to my own licenses, OSL/AFL 3.0, that two-line form of notice
> > is expressly the minimum required.
>
> But neither are DFSG compatible. I didn't mention that requirement.
<ironic>But how can that be, for the DFSG and the OSD are word for word the same,
and the AFL and OSL meet the OSD?</ironic>
Note that what debian-legal says, whether in their FAQs or elsewhere, does not
define what can and cannot go into Debian; the Debian maintainers do.
> Whilst this is true, it was me who first mentioned the McQuary limit,
> in my initial submission. Ironically it's quite possible that John
> Cowan taught me about the limit years ago.
>
> (My records however indicate Terje Bless as the most likely candidate.)
He is more likely than me.
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You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
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