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On 03/16/2007 01:31 AM, Russ Nelson wrote:
> Felipe Augusto van de Wiel writes:
> > On 03/07/2007 10:17 PM, Russ Nelson wrote:
> > > They can create a package which puts things in the right
> > > place for debian, and recommend another 'qmail-debian'
> > > package (which apt-get will automatically install) which
> > > has symlinks from the places djb wants stuff to be found.
> >
> > Sure they can! But, there is just this //minor// thing
> > called "Debian Policy" that packages must follow to be included
> > in the main Debian archive.
>
> Right. So djb's license allows them to do something they CHOOSE not
> to do. Let's be clear here that the problem is not djb's license, but
> instead Debian's policy.
Ok, in fact, let's be clear that the original context
was "djb's license (for qmail) is not free as in freedom", and
we are talking about FSF concept of "free as in freedom", not
the Russel Nelson one.
With that clear, yes, Debian Policy choose to be
compliant with FHS not with djb-FHS (or with Russel Nelson-FHS),
I don't think it represents a problem, it is an option (and note
that you are the one talking about problem), I was just talking
about the reason of why qmail is not in Debian's main archive.
And finally, considering the Debian Free Software
Guidelines (DFSG), qmail would also be considered non-free, so
for now, we can agree to disagree, just don't deja-moo all the
time. :-)
Kind regards,
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Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe@paranacidade.org.br>
Coordenadoria de Tecnologia da Informação (CTI) - SEDU/PARANACIDADE
http://www.paranacidade.org.br/ Phone: (+55 41 3350 3300)
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