Re: [Notion-devel] Update re: Fedora License Issues

[Dima K. <no...@di...>]

jef...@gm... writes:

> Hi folks,
>
> I got the following response on Fedora's Legal list. Bummer! I'll move the
> package to Fedora's non-free repos.
>
> Regards,
> Jeff
>
>
> After consulting with Red Hat Legal, we've decided that the Ion3 license
> is non-free, even with the clarification provided by Tuomo Valkonen. The
> license text is intentionally vague, and Dr. Valkonen has a history of
> interpreting the license in such a fashion that it cannot safely be
> assumed to be free, even in the narrow case of Notion.
>
> Apologies, I know this isn't what you wanted to hear.

Thanks for dealing with this. What is Fedora's standard of free-ness? Is
it similar to the DFSG?

Thanks
dima