Re: I have PINE .debs...
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> The reason Debian doesn't distribute Pine debs is not because it's
> non-gpl. It's because the license forbids distribution of modified
> binaries.
Partially true. They do not allow the distribution of UNAPPROVED binaries.
> If you've applied the debian diff patches to the source before
> you made the .debs then you're violating the Pine license agreement. If
> you haven't modified the sources, then you're OK with the pine license,
> but your .deb probably doesn't follow the Debian guidlines.
Again, only partially true. If he sends the debian diffs to the pine team
and they approve them, he may distribute the binary within the pine
license and they will be within the debian package guidelines.
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