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Simon, I was referring more to when you're not conflicting with the GPL. For example the specific paragraph that is quoted from the EULA doesn't conflict with anything in the GPL as it's about data collection, not rights. Regards, Ross Bearman On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ross Bearman wrote: >> >> Several other GPL'd projects do the same and I've never >> seen it written anywhere in what I've read of the GPL, or it's FAQ, >> that you can't define other restrictions as long as they don't >> contradict those of the GPL." > > You can, but you have to remove the word "GNU" to make it clear that the > license is no longer the GNU GPL license. > > http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL > > Mozilla distribute code under a tri-license, so you can choose the GNU GPL. > > Chromium licensing details here... > > http://code.google.com/chromium/terms.html > > I'll just wait for the free version to appear in Debian (if it doesn't > the licence isn't free enough), but my initial impression is that there > is nothing there to frighten the horses. LZMA I hadn't come across, but > the "special exception" is more relaxed than other acceptably free > licenses that the same code is available under. Even WTL is available > under dual licences, although Google refer to the Microsoft Permissive > License, which Wikipedia claims is the old name for the Microsoft Public > License, so possibly something odd there. > > The EULA is irrelevant if the source code is distributed under a more > liberal license, just compile your own (or get a DD to do it for you ;-). > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html