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Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework?

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Am 15.05.26 um 09:52 schrieb Gerardo Ballabio:
> Matthias Geiger wrote:
>> Well, the DFSG exits, we just don't have it mandating actions for packages (which IMO should be discussed).
>>
>> I'd like to point out §5 here [1].
> 
> DFSG §5 concerns the *license* of the program. "No Discrimination"
> here means that the license must not restrict any person or group from
> using, modifying and redistributing the program. It doesn't concern
> discriminatory views held by the *authors* of the program.
> 
> About "mandating actions for packages", I understand that DFSG
> violation bugs are RC. You aren't "forced" to do anything (see also
> Constitution 2.1.1) but if you don't, your package won't be part of a
> Debian stable release.
> But this is not a case of DFSG violation.
> 
> Gerardo
> 

I second that.

It's been always the same for decades some guys show up with such 
requests to restrict free software

because they're unable to read American law English correctly and/or no 
law basics teached in their edu systems.

If Geiger wants to restrict GPL or DFSG he is free to create his 
own unfree software under his own restricted license.

y
tom

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Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Gerardo Ballabio <gerardo.ballabio@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 10:30 +0200
  Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? schorpp <thomas.schorpp@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 12:00 +0200
    Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org> - 2026-05-15 12:20 +0200
      Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2026-05-15 14:50 +0200
  Re: Debian should not link to n*zis nor ship their software (Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2026-05-15 12:00 +0200

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