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Re: Build non-free ncompress



In article <[🔎] 20030616231921.GB2046@skyjammer.com> pronovic@debian.org writes:
> As a side-note, this package
>is non-free because of issues surrounding the LZW patent, not because
>its license is non-free.

I've think that patent is about to expire.  (June 20?  I think I saw
it slashdotted within the past month.)  If you can confirm this, just
wait till then and move it to main.
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