Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:45:03 -0400 From: Alan E <alane@geeksrus.net> To: FreeBSD Ports List <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Licensing issue Message-ID: <20020614194503.GA46573@wwweasel.geeksrus.net>
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What can we do and not do? Can we host the source? Can we package? Can
we put distfile or package on CDROM?
Notice the elimination of clauses 1 and 2 after last December.
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AlanE
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