Re: Don't Be a Dick Public License

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IANAL, TINLA.

Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can't tell if this is non-free or not.

Nonfree, of course.

> Certainly the restrictions on sales of unmodified work and the
> restriction on certain types of modifications would be problematic,
> but then I can't tell if the "just don't be a dick" part is a
> request or a requirement (which then contradicts the "do whatever
> you like" portion).

There is nothing unusual, when more specific part contradicts to more general.  And there is no requirement that general permission must not end with a full stop, although that is arguably not a good style.

Consider a following imaginable BSD licence, for instance:

| Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
| modification, are permitted.  The following conditions shall be met:
|
| 1. ...
| 2. ...
| 3. ...

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