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GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resignsGNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resignsPosted Dec 27, 2012 5:45 UTC (Thu) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389)In reply to: GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns by mjg59 Parent article: GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns
Are terms which explicitly state uses which are otherwise illegal a practical restriction of use? If I put a "You may not commit murder with the Software" term in a license, would that make the software non-free? The additional terms here state that uses which are already illegal aren't allowed ("unlawful or unlicensed copies" and "violate…terms of an Apple operating system software license agreement"). It reads more like a reminder than anything else. It doesn't preclude one from making an Apple-compatible system with the code (as I read it), just not an *actual* Apple system in such a way that breaks other laws or licenses *already*.
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GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns Posted Jan 14, 2013 13:19 UTC (Mon) by oak (subscriber, #2786) [Link]
Referring to another license and not even stating the version / date of that license seem like a statement of forbidding everything Apple has every forbidden in their OS licences, or that it might forbid in future licenses. I can only assume that it's that vague on purpose.
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