Michael Shuler wrote: > 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] See the video clip on google video, which is dated yesterday. He says the pages on his site will be updated soon. (Obviously I won't upload packages until the license change really does occur.) > 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. ;) What would be the point of *-installer packages for djb software if the code becomes DFSG compatible? -- Robert Edmonds edmonds@debian.org
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