But I did not want to harp on that. We all agree that those are just few exceptions. All in all Free Software and Open Source accept almost the same licenses.
That implies that a non-free software license is similar to a free software one, I do not see the similarity. The OSI accept freely non-free software licenses, whilst the FSF does not.
Am Donnerstag, dem 05. Feb 2009 schrieb Alfred M. Szmidt:
But I did not want to harp on that. We all agree that those are just few exceptions. All in all Free Software and Open Source accept almost the same licenses.
That implies that a non-free software license is similar to a free software one, I do not see the similarity.
No, I didn't want to imply that. Most licences are the same. That's what I wanted to say. And that it is not always that clear, whether a license is still free or not. And that there may be different opinions on some edge cases.
The OSI accept freely non-free software licenses, whilst the FSF does not.
To quote the Free Software Definition: | Sometimes a license requirement raises an issue that calls for extensive | thought, including discussions with a lawyer, before we can decide if | the requirement is acceptable.
So also the FSF says, that it is not always that clear.