Re: afbackup now nearly GPL-ed
On Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 11:38:08AM +0100, Sven Rudolph wrote:
> Albert Fluegel <af@muc.de> writes:
>
> > afbackup is actually under unstable and non-free.
> > I don't comment the first term here ;-) but the
> > non-free is not true actually. It's nearly completely
> > GPL-ed.
>
> The server side of this backup system must not be ported
> to any Microsoft-based "operating-system".
>
> IMHO the last sentence conflicts with this part of the DFSG:
>
> 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the
> program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not
> restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being
> used for genetic research.
>
> So according to Debian classification afbackup still belongs into
> non-free.
>
> I'd really like to see afbackup's licence conform with the DFSG; on
> the other hand it is your software, and I'm in no position to demand
> something from you.
Hi,
I'm the maintainer of the afbackup debian package which is quite out
of date presently. I'm working on the new release 2.11.1.
I would be really happy if you could rethink your term about the port
to Microsoft-based operating systems. IMHO your program would be a
nice extension to the other available backup options in debian.
Greetings,
Christian
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I never go to see
Where it ends.
It fills a few hollows,
And makes banks for the swallows,
It sets the sand a-blowing,
And the blackberries a-growing.
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