Re: Bug#24011: x11ampg: x11amp is not DFSG-free, and should not be in contrib.
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Sami Haahtinen / ZaNaGa wrote:
> -> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> -> > If the source code is not available, then we can not release
> -> > it at all. Like netscape, we may create an installer package. It
> -> > certainly is not free software.
> ->
> -> Er, no. If distribution of the binaries is allowed, we can package them in
> -> non-free.
>
> about the distribution of the binaries.. i agree..
>
> -> > If the sources are not available, this package should be
> -> > removed from the archive.
> ->
> -> No, it belongs in non-free.
>
> non-free was created to support some programs that were commercial...
>
> as far as i know, there is NO LEGAL PROBLEM to distribute x11amp, and the
> lack of sources drops it just to contrib...
though i'm unfamilliar with the license, assuming source isn't available,
it isn't free software, and belongs in non-free.
justin
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