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Freeing the firmware

Freeing the firmware

Posted Nov 4, 2004 23:58 UTC (Thu) by hazelsct (guest, #3659)
In reply to: Freeing the firmware by iabervon
Parent article: Freeing the firmware

It won't be the first file that Debian includes with the license "Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies, but changing it is not allowed." The first file Debian included with that license is one that they're unlikely to ever remove: the GPL license document.
Irrelevant. Saying that you can't fix or extend a piece of software is very different from saying that you can't change a copyright notice and license.

To help understand this point, I recommend reading the discussions on the issue on debian-legal, particularly as your point is directed at Debian.


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