Re: wodim does not write DVD
>If the inclusion of cdrecord into GPL-strict Linux distros were
>important to you (I'm assuming it ain't, why should it) you could
>just GPL it and take the wind out of the stupid Debian maintainers'
>sails. After all it's you who insists that the CDDL and the GPL are
>compatible.
It seems that you are not well informed about the license used on Linux
distrbutions. Well, it may be that you _never_ use a GUI on Linux but this
is highly improbable....
A big part of the code (if not a majority) of a complete Linux distro is under a
more free license than the GPL, as is cdrecord.
Some people may whine if they read that a former GPLd package converts to a
more free license but a license change is the right and the privilege of the
authors ;-) People who do not contribute (like the Debian people that took the
cdrecord code and created wodim without adding Copyrightable own parts) should
know that they need to follow the Authors.
Jörg
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