On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:42:03PM +1000, Alexander Zangerl scribbled: > On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:57:18 +0100, Marek Habersack writes: > >> * Package name : geoip > >> Version : x.y.z > >> Upstream Author : Name <somebody@some.org> > >> * URL : http://www.some.org/ > >> * License : (GPL, LGPL, BSD, MIT/X, etc.) > >> Description : IP-to-country lookup library without using reverse DN= > >S. > >Right... I should add the missing bits of information, I guess :): > > > > Version: 1.1.1 > > Upstream Author: T.J. Mather <tjmather@maxmind.com> > > URL: http://www.maxmind.com/app/c > > License: GPL > > Mmm, you do realize that while the client API implementation is GPLd, > the database is $$$-ware? The package ships with a basic database which is free as well. The database format is documented, you don't have to use their database, you can create your own. > Unless there is a project for a free alternative to said database which > allows using the same API (cf. freedb vs. cddb), I'd stick this package > into contrib as it'll be quite useless without the commercial data. I don't think it is necessary (see above). The package is really useful and since there's no requirement on the origin of the database, I think it can go to main without any problems. regards, marek
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