Github ToS and Open Source

[Xen]

Ralf Mardorf schreef op 04-03-2017 5:37:
> On Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:40:12 +0100, Xen wrote:
>>> It's available by the official Arch Linux repositories and once it
>>> was also available by Debian/Ubuntu repositories, too. Arch Linux
>>> calls the license/s "GPL custom:exception", but a GPL with an
>>> exception actually isn't a GPL anymore.
>> 
>> Wouldn't it normally just be available in "non-free"?
> 
> I don't know, but free as in libre and free as in beer music software
> and sounds that are usable, IOW that fit the state of affairs
> regarding quality standards, aren't that easy to get. Actually there
> aren't official standards, but musicians are used to get much wanted
> sounds of professional sound quality and wanted synth features for less
> than 10,- EUR by proprietary software for mobile devices.

I really meant that if the only issue is a GPL violation because an 
author forbids commercial use, it would seem that the package would 
simply become "non-free" and can still be available.