On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 10:34:08PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > David Nusinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > But the cost of disclosure of the sources to downstream recipients is also a > > fee imposed by the upstream author simply by choosing the GPL or > > QPL. > That only comes automatically with the QPL; with the GPL, I can work > in a small group with no risk that it will be spread more widely.
Ok, that's the best clarification of this part of the issue I've seen. 100% agreement. This runs up against DFSG 6 (private study as field of endeavor) rather than 1 though. > > Just because you already have a distribution channel set up with > > downstream does not mean there is no fee incurred from distributing > > and disclosing the source and your modifications to them. > Yes. That's an imposition we allow because the only purpose is to > ensure that the recipient has as much freedom as the donor. The donor > chooses everything else about that interaction. This seems like the justification falls under DFSG 7 rather than 1 then. I can't personally justify calling the QPL non-free by claiming that it imposes a fee upon downstream recipients, since the term fee is rather nebulous. - David Nusinow
