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Date:      Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:05:21 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD? - License Issues
Message-ID:  <20000711110520.D84457@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <200007111722.KAA11493@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca>; from Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca on Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 10:22:21AM -0700
References:  <20000711092233.F26861@dragon.nuxi.com> <200007111722.KAA11493@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca>

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On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 10:22:21AM -0700, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems
Group wrote:
> > Then how about we rip LPR from the base system and let people install the
> > printing system they need from ports?

I was being sarcastic.  I should have known this single sentence would
start a thread.
 
> This would be a huge step in the right direction.  We should do the 
> same with Sendmail, BIND, nvi, and every other component of the O/S.  

Everyone already agrees with this.  BUT it will not -- cannot happen
until someone contributes the bits that make this happen.  So it isn't
worth arguing about.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)


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