Thank you very much. Your assistance is greatly appreciated On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote:
> Hi Gary, > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 02:33:40PM -0500, Gary Wilson wrote: > > Good day - We have a son taking Computer Science at Ryerson University in > > Toronto Canada. He is very religious and is concerned that using your > > software without reading, in detail all of your license agreements > > including the entire list for both free and non-free suppliers. This is > > jeopardizing his study. Can you help by clarifying your > > requirements/understanding of who needs to read what. > > I realize this is probably a very unusual query but it is causing our > > family significant turmoil. Any help will be sincerely appreciated. > Thanks > > All software included in Debian (that is, in the Debian "main" repository) > is freely usable without restriction. There should be no need for your son > to read any licenses before using Debian. > > In addition, all software in Debian is modifiable and redistributable under > a license that meets the requirements laid out at > <http://www.debian.org/social_contract>. It's advisable to read the > specific license terms of the individual software components before > modifying them. > > Software in non-free, which is not enabled by default in Debian, may have > restrictions on use. It is recommended to read the specific license terms > of non-free software you install prior to use. > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org > -- Regards. Gary
