Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapoté : > Here's the entire debian/copyright file from the package (version 1.0-14): > > ---[BEGIN spellcast/copyright]--- > This package was debianized by Ben Gertzfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] on > Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:43:26 -0700. > > It was downloaded from > http://www.eblong.com/zarf/spellcast.html > > Original Copyright: > > The original paper-and-pencil version of this game was > created by Richard Bartle ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > This implementation is by Andrew Plotkin > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). It is copyright 1993 by Andrew > Plotkin. The source code may be freely copied, distributed, > and modified, as long as this copyright notice is retained. The > source code and any derivative works may not be sold for > profit without the permission of Andrew Plotkin and Richard > Bartle. > > After discussion with Richard Bartle and Andrew Plotkin via email, > they decided it was okay to charge a nominal copying fee if Spellcast > was sold as part of a CD set.
This software is still non-free software. Please check DFSG #1 (and #7). > Here's the relevant emails: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: spellcast > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 06 Oct 1998 02:42:27 -0700 [...] > > The problem that I have with this is that it doesn't allow commercial > redistribution - in practice, putting all of our CD vendors at risk of a > copyright infringement suit. I understand where the designer of the game, > Rickard Bartle is coming from - he doesn't want anyone to exploit his game > design to make millions for themselves without giving him a cent. But it > does mean that it's not free enough for Debian (IMHO). It is way worse than not being "free enough for Debian". It's not just for the Debian CD vendors. A Free Software can be sold by someone without giving the original author a cent: asking otherwise is a misunderstanding of the Free Software definition. -- Mathieu Roy Homepage: http://yeupou.coleumes.org Not a native english speaker: http://stock.coleumes.org/doc.php?i=/misc-files/flawed-english