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Re: removing gopher



On Fri, Oct 01, 1999 at 10:26:17PM +0100, Edward Betts wrote:
> > [It's one thing to distribute a non-free client.
> > It's another to distribute a non-free server.]
> 
> I am not sure what you mean? Is a non-free server really bad? 

E.g. if a root exploit is made for a non-free server, we couldn't
be able to properly fix it, in time, especially if the license
doesn't allow any modifications[1] and upstream authors are dead...

[1] I don't know if this applies to gopherd.

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