Re: GPL violations [was Re: Suggestion: Skip Slink!]
On Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 01:06:27PM -0500, ijr@po.cwru.edu wrote:
> This annoys me. You (meaning Debian as a whole) decide to remove KDE because
> it violates the GPL. This infraction only recieves a "it'll probably get fixed
> sometime". Some double standard.. Debian is allowed to ignore the GPL while
> software developers must follow it to the letter? This is just as serious an
> infraction, if not moreso, than the KDE problem. IMO, every package without
> source available should be removed pronto. "But but it'll break ...." Big fat
> deal, maybe someone will be more inclined to actually fix it, instead of just
> babbling about possible ways to do so.
I agree that it is a serious problem. I think one reason it's taking a bit
to fix is the complexity of the fix; it's comparatively easy to remove a
group of packages. However, I do not believe that we should release any new
release until it is fixed.
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John Goerzen Linux, Unix consulting & programming jgoerzen@complete.org |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade) www.debian.org |
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