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Re: draft release announcement



On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 07:16:01PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Why don't we just mention crypto in main generally but omit reference to
> > OpenSSL specifically?
> 
> It's tempting, but I think that it's important to tout ssh in the
> default install, that is a significant feature for a lot of people.

Of course, which is why we should mention OpenSSH and not OpenSSL.
OpenSSH's copyright imposes no advertising obligation on us, at least if
its debian/copyright is accurate.

I also haven't heard anyone object to my interpretation of "include" in
the BSD advertising clause.  If anything, BSD bigots[1] should agree
with it, for many of them angrily denounce the GNU GPL for having an
"expansive" definition of "including".  It would be the height of irony,
if not hypocrisy, to apply that same expansive definition of
"inclusion" to their own license while simultaneously ridiculing the
Free Software Foundation for doing the same thing.

[1] For purposes of this discussion, a "BSD bigot" is someone who has a
problem with the FSF's philosophy and/or software licenses.  If you like
BSD but don't have such a problem, then you're not a "bigot" by my
definition.  Have a nice day.  :)

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |    Build a fire for a man, and he'll
Debian GNU/Linux                   |    be warm for a day.  Set a man on
branden@debian.org                 |    fire, and he'll be warm for the
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |    rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett

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