[Bug 621416] Review Request: libgeotiff -- GeoTIFF format library

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--- Comment #27 from Kevin Kofler <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2011-01-31 16:48:56 EST ---
While I do understand where they're coming from, this doesn't change that this
license is not a Free license:
* about modification:
- All data can have errors. It is important that a project be able to fix any
errors found in the data.
- The data may also change over time for physical reasons.
- Upstream themselves update their data every so often, which proves that it's
NOT set in stone as you're trying to paint it.
* about the non-commercial restriction: This is just plain unacceptable for
Fedora (as Fedora and derivative distributions must be redistributable for
profit by third parties) and many other people and entities. No matter how good
the intentions behind "free for Free projects only", this effectively renders
the data non-Free. The freedom to use the data for any purpose, even
commercial, is part of being Free. See also:
http://freedomdefined.org/Licenses/NC

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