The Computer Languages Shootout Game

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/1/10 11:47 AM, Eric Poggel wrote:
> On 10/31/2010 7:25 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> Lutger wrote:
>>> A linux distro or community repository cannot distribute dmd at all,
>>> it is prohibited by the license. This is primarily a practical issue,
>>> not an ideological one.
>>
>> And any one who has bothered to ask me, I have given permission to
>> include it.
>
> I think a lot of people have the "If you have to ask, the answer is no"
> mentality. Maybe if distribution rights were codified in the license
> then there would be less apprehension about it.
>
> It's your code, and you have the right do do with it as you please, but
> would you be willing add distribution rights to the license?

I agree. Unmentioned availability of per-case customized licensing terms 
is very rare in the industry.

Andrei