Bug#453680: ITP: djbdns -- Replacement for BIND, written by Dan Bernstein
On 11/30/2007 09:24 AM, Robert Edmonds wrote:
> Supposedly DJB has released all of his code into the public domain. If
> this is really the case and passes DFSG, I plan to package djbdns
> assuming Adam McKenna (maintainer of djbdns-installer) doesn't want to.
Please provide the source documenting this copyrite/license change. I
took a look at DJB's site and found no indication of this change, nor
has there been any discussion/announcement on the dns@list.cr.yp.to
mailing list. DJB has been very clear for years about the software
being public domain, but that redistribution of binaries is a completely
different matter [0]
In the last 6-9 months of multiple direct emails, bug reports, etc., I
have received a single reply from Adam without any follow-up to
subsequent messages. I had intended to work on an eventual sponsored
NMU, and would be quite happy to help a fix up djbdns-installer. I
asked around on #d-mentors, sent a detailed email to mia@qa.debian.org
on 08/20/2007, and basically got a casual OK to hijack the package. If
you want to hijack djbdns-installer, I would be grateful to have a full
DD as maintainer, so I can help out without asking for random
sponsorship. ;)
[0] http://cr.yp.to/distributors.html
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Kind Regards,
Michael Shuler
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