Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:18:58 -0800 From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp/downloader license violation? Message-ID: <v04220800b4aa4fd4a174@w205.z205158144.scl-ca.dsl.cnc.net> In-Reply-To: <20000116164024.A6661@cichlids.cichlids.com> References: <20000116164024.A6661@cichlids.cichlids.com>
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At 4:40 PM +0100 1/16/00, Alexander Langer wrote:
>We _are_ modifying the sources with the patches in the
>patches-directory.
>
>Including this port in the ports collection is the same as
>distributing modified source, I think.
Actually, distributing patches which the user applies is not
the same as distributing a patched version. There have been
a number of "extensions" and other add-ons produced over the
years; the authors could distribute them, but could not have
distributed modified originals. OTOH:
* it is always nicer to get permission
* "packages" (binaries) HAVE been modified, if patches
were used in the build process
-r
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