On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 11:39:23PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Let us try to avoid generic discussions that are not related to star.
> Show me the exact art of the DSFG that you believe is incompatible with > the CDDL and explain why exactly you believe that this part of the DSFG > is incompatible with the CDDL. > As it seems that most people do not know the text, here are the links: > The CDDL has been approved to be compatible with this: > http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php > The DSFG is here: > http://www.us.debian.org/social_contract > If you compare the both texts, you will find that the CDDL has been > verified against a text that is gradually more strict than the DSFG. > Note that in case Debian tries to enforce rules that are not written down > properly, it looks as if Debian is acting with arbitrariness. Debian is applying human judgement when interpreting a set of guidelines. Only the OSI has ever claimed that the DFSG are a suitable set of rules that can be applied literally and mechanically to licenses to determine their freeness; Debian never has. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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