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Re: upx under GPL



On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 01:27:46PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 06:25:34PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > That is not my problem. The package was rejected because of:
> > 
> > |This package isn't under just the GPL as the copyright file says, but
> > |the GPL plus some very important exceptions.
> > |
> > |-- 
> > |James
> >
> [...] 
> >
> > I wish a statement from James why the extra permissions make the package
> > unsuitable for Debian main.
> 
> The way I read it, the rejection was just because the copyright
> file did not contain the full license.

I think the statement was unclear, but that would be a serious, if
easily fixable, problem.  
           
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