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3,14 → 3,14 |
SvarDOS is a DOS distribution made of many different software bricks, hence a |
single license can hardly be applied to all. However, the CORE system (that |
is the SvarDOS installer, bootable images and all CORE packages) is carefully |
assembled from software that is "free" (as in "Freedom"), ie. that grants the 3 |
basic FOSS liberties: freedom to use, modify, and redistribute. This includes, |
but is not necessarily limited to, software released under following licenses: |
GNU GPLv2, GNU GPLv3, BSD, MIT, EUPL and Public domain. |
is the SvarDOS installer, bootable floppy image and all core packages) is |
carefully assembled from software that is "free" (as in "Freedom"), ie. that |
grants the 3 basic FOSS liberties: freedom to use, modify, and redistribute. |
This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, software released under |
following licenses: GNU GPLv2, GNU GPLv3, BSD, MIT, EUPL and Public domain. |
Note that, while the above applies to the core of the SvarDOS distribution, it |
does not cover all extra packages. Additional software packages may or may not |
be FOSS, they are only guaranteed to be "gratis for non-commercial use". |
does not cover all extra packages. Additionnal software packages may or may |
not be FOSS, they are only guaranteed to be "gratis for non-commercial use". |
Read more: %lpkgrules.ama:Packages inclusion rules |
/help/help-en/pkgrules.ama |
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28,9 → 28,7 |
The program must be free - that is, available at no financial cost. It doesn't |
have to comply to an OSI-approved license or be open-source (even if that |
would be preferred), but at the very least it must be free for personal, |
non-commercial use. This includes "Freeware", "postcardware", etc. "Shareware" |
is acceptable, too, as long as the shareware version of the program fullfills |
the conditions of usefulness, quality and allows repackaged distribution. |
non-commercial use. |
%hDistribution allowed |
40,9 → 38,9 |
%!CORE EXCEPTIONS |
While the above rules are valid for all third-party packages that may be |
distributed with SvarDOS, it does NOT apply to the "CORE" packages that contain |
the operating system itself. SvarDOS being a free (as in "libre") operating |
system, all CORE packages must comply to a libre-like license - be it GPL, BSD, |
MIT, public domain, or anything that allows for unrestricted distribution, |
provides source code and allows to modify it freely. |
Please note that, while the above rules are valid for all third-party packages |
that may be distributed with SvarDOS, it does not apply to the 'core' packages |
that contain the operating system itself. SvarDOS being a free (as in "libre") |
operating system, all "core" packages must comply to a libre-like license - be |
it GPL, BSD, MIT, public domain, or anything that allows for unrestricted |
distribution, provides source code and allows to modify it freely. |