Re: netperf / MIT License is not open source?
On 8/14/22, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2022 14 Aug 09:09 -0500, Lee wrote:
>> On 8/14/22, David Wright wrote:
>> > On Sat 13 Aug 2022 at 19:23:46 (+0100), piorunz wrote:
>> >> On 13/08/2022 18:30, Lee wrote:
>> >> > I just noticed that the netperf package is in the [non-free]
>> >> > repository
>> >> > https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/netperf
>> >> > which seems wrong.
>> <.. snip ..>
>> >> It seems that this package license has changed from full HP copyright
>> >> to
>> >> MIT, on 20 January 2021.
>> >
>> > The version in bullseye looks as if it was built on 15 November 2020 …
>> >
>> >> Perhaps package needs updating in Debian repository :)
>> >
>> > … and has not yet needed upgrading for bookworm AFAICT (amd64).
>>
>> argh.. I keep forgetting how long it takes for new software to migrate
>> into the stable branch of Debian :(
>
> Even if the package is updated and put into the Free archive, the only
> way it would make it into Bullseye is if it is uploaded to backports and
> the user has that repository enabled. Otherwise, at best it will go
> into Bookworm. At least that is how things usually work out.
Right. My phrasing could have been better; I was thinking "stable"
gets updated about every two years, but testing => stable is more of a
replacement than a migration.
Best Regards,
Lee
Reply to: