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Why does Debian care that it can't be used in a commercial setting?

• jraph 3y ago
  Because it comes with the freedom to used for any purpose in its core goals / social contract [1], including commercial purposes: > No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor > > The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. See also [2] [1] No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor [2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
  • Narishma 3y ago
    Are there any (main) distributions that are fine with this restriction?
    • jraph 3y ago
      The GNU project has a page listing common distribution and their handling of non-free software if you are interested in the topic [1]. [1] https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html