Re: BGP

[Jeff Noxon <jeff@planetfall.com>]

On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 02:36:16PM -0800, Joel Klecker wrote:
> At 20:23 +0100 1998-02-23, Peter Paluch wrote:
> >I would like to ask - is there any package which enables routing using
> >BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) ? I know that there is routed, but it
> >doesn't seem to be able to use BGP.
> 
> gated, but there is no Debian package for it due to licensing[1] (there was
> talk of doing an installer package, but nothing ever came of it). gated is
> available at <http://www.gated.org/>.
> 
> [1] The gated consortium requires that groups who wish to distribute gated
> apply for a distribution license, such a license is free, but the DFSG
> requires that a license not be specifically for Debian.

Could we then apply for a license and put it in non-free?  It makes sense
to me...  People keep asking for gated.  I'd like to play with it myself.

Otherwise, perhaps some individual could apply for a license and then
redistribute a .deb via FTP or HTTP.

Jeff


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