LWN: Debian and Mozilla: A New Proposal | Linux Today

LWN: Debian and Mozilla: A New Proposal

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 17, 2005

“Here’s my attempt at something which hopefully everyone can
accept. I’ve tried to take into account all the excellent feedback
over the past few weeks, for which I thank all involved. Comments
are in square brackets.

“This assumes that DFSG #8 means that Debian can be given rights
over and above the rights necessary to make a program free, as long
as all the rights necessary to make it free are
transferable…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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