On Sat, Dec 05, 1998 at 10:57:42PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 05, 1998 at 08:14:36PM -0600, john@dhh.gt.org wrote:
> > Ben Collins writes:
> > > Then we can't do it since they will be repackaged into a .deb. Even if
> > > the .deb contains the .exe/.zip it will still be distributed in a deb
> > > package.
> >
> > So what? Sticking the whole thing inside a .deb isn't modifying it.
>
> <quote>
> We have to redistribute the archives unmodified and in their original
> format. This is a problem with the win32 fonts, since they're
> </quote>
>
> Putting it into a .deb isn't the original archive nor is it the original
> format (of the archive). Although the original format is contained, the
> actual downloadable/distributed archive wont be.
>
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I can just see the reaction now... "What? We have MS sh*t in Debian?" Also, would be interesting to see them try to nail us for violating the EULA. The DOJ would love that, attacking Debian/Linux. :)
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