Re: BGP

[Scott Ellis <storm@gate.net>]

On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Stephen Zedalis wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Joel Klecker wrote:
> 
> >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.
> 
> Ok, but then it belongs in non-free right?

Nope.  You need to sign a licence to distribute it at all (including in
non-free) and Debian isn't willing to sign the licence (and you can't just
have "someone else" sign the licence and then upload it to non-free).

> gated is too important to NOT do it at all.

While gated is important, it is more important for Debian to adhere to its
stated policies and goals which are located at:
	http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html

Gated source is out there, if you need it you can compile it and install
it yourself (or build yourself a Debian package of it for your own use).

-- 
Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net>                 http://www.gate.net/~storm/


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