Re: protestware xsnow

Jeremy Stanley <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026-06-14 09:07:02 -0700 (-0700), Russ Allbery wrote:
[...]
> The DFSG is about *licenses*, not about the behavior of the 
> software. That's why every point (except #2, which is not relevant 
> here) in the DFSG specifically begins with the words "the license" 
> or "the rights," including the two that you cited (but cited while 
> omitting those words). If the *license* does not discriminate, the 
> DFSG doesn't apply.
[...]

Though on a more positive note, the DFSG is still relevant here, as 
it guarantees that Debian preserves the right of every recipient of 
the software to remove the offending behavior, should they choose.
-- 
Jeremy Stanley
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