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

Petr Šabata contyk at redhat.com
Wed Aug 19 12:40:13 UTC 2015


On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 07:16:20PM -0400, Tom Callaway wrote:
> On 08/11/2015 01:11 PM, Petr Šabata 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

Thank you for the confirmation.  I've closed the review.

P
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