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Re: [xavier.leroy@inria.fr: Re: [Caml-list] Copyright Clarifications]



Quoting Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org>:

> On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 01:21:54PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> > Err, no, we must not allow ocaml 3.07 to enter testing if it violates
> > policy. Either we get a new license from HP or we repackage ocaml.
> > Debian policy is not secondary.
> 
> Actually ocaml 3.06 have exactly the same problem (cfr
> otherlibs/num/README) and it's not only in testing, but also in
> _stable_!
> 
> So I can't see the point in blocking ocaml 3.07 entering testing for
> _this_ particular reason.

What a _poor_ reason!

> If we wont be able to fix the license problem, the ocaml package (no
> matter which version) should be _removed_ from the archive, no matter
> which version. So why inhibit 3.07 enter testing?

We can modify the source.

-- 
Jérôme Marant



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