Re: [Q] where to get iso image of "extra" packages
In article <20010715045155.S30116@plato.local.lan>,
erbenson@alaska.net (Ethan Benson) wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 01:31:31PM +0200, Han The Thanh wrote:
> >
> > I am new to debian and I have been trying to install debian to a G4
> > powerbook. I downloaded the official iso images for powerpc (potato) and
> > installed debian using them. Then I found that certain important packages
> > are not avaialble in the iso's (ssh, netscape, etc.), probably they are
> > non-free and cannot be freely distributed. I would like to ask whether
> > there is any "unofficial" extra iso image containing those packages? I
> > would like to have all (or the most important) packages I might need on the
> > local disk, as I won't have fast free internet connection afterwwards.
>
> ssh is included, but only on the NON-US isos (because of silly US laws).
Didn't the 2000-09 expiry of the RSA patents make that issue obsolete?
Perhaps woody will move openssh to the main distro?
I'm sure Ethan knows all about the RSA patent expiration, but here's one
reference, in case anyone else is curious:
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2000/09/08/rsa.html?page=2
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