Free Software for m$

> I asked licensing@gnu.org and got the following response:
>
> >Actually, the license here lists some exceptions:
> >http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/license.html
> >
> >Among these exceptions, time_lib.c is non-free.
> >
> >I think that the general infozip license is a Free Software license,
> >but not GPL-compatible. The second through last sentences of
> >paragraph 3 seen incompatible to me.
> >
> >--
> >-Dave Turner
> >Free Software Licensing Guru
> >This is not legal advice. If you need legal advice, see a lawyer.
>
> So, it doesn't look free on the surface. However, time_lib.c is only
> used in the Amiga part of the source tree. So I'm not sure what that
> means.

I take this as saying it is 'Free Software', just that its not GPL
Compatiable. Which would make it acceptable, but if something existed
that were GPL or GPL Compatiable it would be better. ;)

-Derek