On Sun, 2004-01-04 at 21:35, Ron Bickers wrote: > On 01/04/2004 8:42 AM, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote: > > > Every time there an update on one patch, those admins suffer real pains > > that could have been avoided if but Dan's arrogance allowed it. > > Arrogance? DJB has written a lot of great software and has allowed us to > use it and the source code free of charge. That's hardly arrogance. You > can disagree with the license he has chosen for the software that he wrote, > but to shun him for not doing it your way is unfair. You've never seen him write, right? :) Besides, I believe that placing artificial restrictions upon others is of an enormous arrogance. > I also wish the FUD would stop about his distribution limitations (not from > you, Rui, just in general). Only if you mean Fact, Undeniable, Demonstrable. > His Web site is clear about what is allowed and what isn't. Of course. You can't publish an improved qmail, even to your friends who don't know how to patch. > There is no reason FC could not include DJB software but for > FC's own policy limitations. I'm not suggesting FC change its limitations > and include any DJB software; frankly, I don't care either way. It's not > hard to maintain a single RPM with whatever patches I want and install it on > many servers. Fortunately, Fedora Core's goals do not allow for unfair conditions placed upon it's users. By my own self imposed limitation, I will not support or use software which carries a bad social effect to those who are near me. > PS. Someday, perhaps, the FC list admins will answer my e-mails and I can > actually post to the list. Arg... Have you tried mailing fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx with help on the body? Good luck, -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? Please AVOID sending me WORD, EXCEL or POWERPOINT attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part
