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Re: Bug#143063 acknowledged by developer (Bug#143063: fixed in mmix 1:0.0.20020615-3)



On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 01:34:06PM -0400, Brian Sniffen wrote:
> >     Changes are permissible only if the modified file is given a new
> >     name, different from the names of existing files in the MMIXware
> >     package, and only if the modified file is clearly identified as
> >     not being part of that package.
> 
> And this allows limited forms of local modification.
> 
> This is not free software.  There is no permission for distribution of
> derivative works.  It's *certainly* not DFSG-free, since it places
> functional restrictions on the sort of derivative works which may be created.

Thanks for the clarification.  Now reuploading sgb to non-free as
well for the same reason.

   Julian

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