The Floodgap Free Software License (FFSL) is the standardized
end-user license agreement for both binary and source
distributions of many free software packages here at Floodgap. It
may also be used for other packages that Floodgap does not
maintain.
The overriding concern behind the FFSL is to ensure that software
declared gratis ("free as in beer") remains gratis: not that
profit can't or shouldn't be made from the use of FFSL-covered
packages, but that they should not be sold for a fee, nor should
a fee be charged to use or modify them. As this is a different
focus than many other free software licenses, you are urged to
study the license terms carefully for software packages you
intend to use that are offered under the FFSL.
The current FFSL release is given below. You may always access it
from this page, or
HTML via HTTP.
This document is currently only available in English. If you have
questions regarding the FFSL, please send mail to
ckaiser@floodgap.com
Questions regarding a particular software package should be
addressed to that package's maintainer.
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