[Fedora-legal-list] perl-Net-HL7's Beerware license variant

Tom Callaway tcallawa at redhat.com
Tue Aug 18 23:16:20 UTC 2015


On 08/11/2015 01:11 PM, Petr Ĺ abata wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I'm reviewing perl-Net-HL7[0] and I'm unsure about its Beerware
> license.  Although our guidelines generally classify Beerware as
> `free'[1], the drink is mandatory in this variant:
> 
>                     BEER-WARE LICENSE
> 
>                    Version 666, July 2012
> 
> You can use this stuff and do whatever you like with it on the
> following condition:
> 
> 0. Would you ever be in a situation where you are able to offer
>    us, or one of us, a beer, or if unavailable, an alcoholic 
>    beverage of your choice, you must do so.
> 
>    Wyldebeast & Wunderliebe
> 
> 
> Am I correct in assuming this license is non-free and
> unacceptable?

You are correct.

~tom

==
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