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Re: PINE Debian Package



On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Ossama Othman wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> Perhaps a "debian-pine" list is in order.  :)
> 
> This whole PINE issue is getting blown way out of proportion.  Debian's
> policy is clear.  Both sides have points but I agree more that Debian
> should not interpret PINE's licensing in a way that would obviously be
> "pushing things" and that may have the potential of bringing Debian into a
> legal battle.  IMHO, Debian's PINE maintainer made the right decision,
> even if it does inconvenience PINE users for a little while.  However,
> this time of inconvenience will pass; especially as it becomes a "given"
> that PINE will not be distributed as it used to be.

I agree
 
> I have always respected the opinions of George and Marcus, and still do.
> I ask that we all just give this PINE issue a rest, at least for a little
> while.  My middle finger is getting a callous from hitting the delete key
> "d" when deleting all of these PINE posts.  :-)

hehe... Ditto.
 
> And, yes I am a PINE user.

Ditto again 



                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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