On Friday 06 May 2005 02:28, John Goerzen wrote:
Hi,
I recently came across ths Artistic 2 (2.0beta5) license at:
http://svn.openfoundry.org/pugs/LICENSE/Artistic-2
I couldn't find any previous reference to a DFSG discussion about it.
Would it be considered DFSG-free?
For reference, the version I downloaded today (2005-05-06T09:58+0200) reads:
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The Artistic License
Version 2.0beta5, October 2001
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Larry Wall, Bradley M. Kuhn.
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Preamble
This copyright license states the terms under which a given free software
Package may be copied, modified and/or redistributed, while the
Originator(s) maintain some artistic control over the future development of
that Package (at least as much artistic control as can be given under
copyright law while still making the Package open source and free software).
This license is bound by copyright law, and thus it legally applies only to
works which the copyright holder has permitted copying, distribution or
modification under the terms of the Artistic License, Version 2.0.
You are reminded that You are always permitted to make arrangements wholly
outside of a given copyright license directly with the copyright holder(s)
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