GNU bug report logs - #67797
non-free license listed in module/ice-9/psyntax.scm

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Package: guile;

Reported by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:53:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Mike Gran <spk121 <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: "67797 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <67797 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, "Thompson, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
Subject: bug#67797: non-free license listed in module/ice-9/psyntax.scm
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:10:07 -0500

Hi,

Mike Gran <spk121 <at> yahoo.com> writes:

>> Hi Mike,
>
>> Do I understand correctly that any copyright license comes with an
>> implicit "lawful" condition so as to be considered valid, per the law of
>> USA at least?  And that making this explicit is thus not considered a
>> restriction on the use?
>
> That is how I understand it. I am not a lawyer, but, I have had to read a fair number
> of government contracts.

Thank you.  To get confirmation from a more authoritative source, I've
asked the question to same to FSF Licensing & Compliance Team; I'll
report their response if any!

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim
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