Re: installing on RiscPC
- To: Phil Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>
- Cc: Debian ARM <debian-arm@lists.debian.org>
- Subject: Re: installing on RiscPC
- From: Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:27:28 +0100
- Message-id: <20011012142728.F32194@plum.flirble.org>
- In-reply-to: <E15exBa-0008DG-00@mill.nexus.co.uk>; from pb@nexus.co.uk on Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 12:19:06PM +0100
- References: <265f29b54a.peter@erble.freeserve.co.uk> <Marcel-1.50-0905123602-7dfh+Ty@chewy.aleph1.co.uk> <20010905191329.A4272@atterer.net> <deb-arm@list.atterer.net> <E15exBa-0008DG-00@mill.nexus.co.uk>
On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 12:19:06PM +0100, Phil Blundell wrote:
> >> 1. Any changes should be forwarded to the original author for inclusion
> >> in a later release of the tools.
> >
> >No problem, since it's "should", not "must".
>
> I'm not convinced that this distinction is really meaningful.
>
> >This translates to "you mustn't modify the part of the source code
> >that prints 'RMK rulez'". That could be in conflict with the DFSG if
> >you're picky
>
> Yes, in my view this definitely makes the code non-free. If we can't get the
> terms of the licence changed I don't think we should distribute it.
What do the NetBSD folks use to boot up on the RiscPC?
Can it be made to start the linux kernel?
And is it DFSG "free"?
Nicholas Clark
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