Re: Is ISC License considered DFSG free?
Quote me on this: ISC meets the DFSG, with my ftp hat on. On Oct 22, 2016 12:46 PM, "Ben Finney" wrote: > Jari Aalto writes: > > > Excellent summary Ben. > > Thank you for saying so. > > > Do you think, if it would be good if I added note about ISC license to > > the Debian License information page[1] and point it to this thread for > > future reference? > > No, I think my assessment is one person's opinion. It is based on no > legal expertise. What you propose would give it too much authority. > > Better to seek a package using these license terms that the FTP Masters > have expressed a position on; if that doesn't exist, mine is not a > substitute :-) > > -- > \“Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from | > `\ bad judgement.” —Frederick P. Brooks | > _o__) | > Ben Finney > >
Re: Is ISC License considered DFSG free?
Hi Jari, On Sat, 22 Oct 2016, Jari Aalto wrote: Do you think, if it would be good if I added note about ISC license to the Debian License information page[1] and point it to this thread for future reference? yes, please do. I wonder why nobody has done that before. Thanks! Thorsten
Re: Is ISC License considered DFSG free?
Jari Aalto writes: > Excellent summary Ben. Thank you for saying so. > Do you think, if it would be good if I added note about ISC license to > the Debian License information page[1] and point it to this thread for > future reference? No, I think my assessment is one person's opinion. It is based on no legal expertise. What you propose would give it too much authority. Better to seek a package using these license terms that the FTP Masters have expressed a position on; if that doesn't exist, mine is not a substitute :-) -- \“Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from | `\ bad judgement.” —Frederick P. Brooks | _o__) | Ben Finney