From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 19 10:54:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C973516A4B3; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from shaft.techsupport.co.uk (shaft.techsupport.co.uk [212.250.77.214]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B106843FE0; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:54:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from pc3-cdif2-5-cust222.cdif.cable.ntl.com ([81.101.152.222] helo=shrike.submonkey.net ident=mailnull) by shaft.techsupport.co.uk with esmtp (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.22) id 1A0PS4-0000UU-7Y; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:53:52 +0100 Received: from setantae by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.22) id 1A0PS1-000G2d-A5; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:53:49 +0100 Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:53:49 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Chris Pressey Message-ID: <20030919175349.GB60318@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Chris Pressey , Michael Sierchio , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-qa@freebsd.org References: <20030918152942.5c7163df.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030918234442.51921f77.sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org> <20030918221319.GD1558@FreeBSD.org> <20030919133900.451a3f5d.ltning@anduin.net> <20030919121014.GD386@FreeBSD.org> <3F6B1722.7000701@tenebras.com> <20030919105144.730068ac.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="98e8jtXdkpgskNou" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030919105144.730068ac.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Ceri Davies cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org cc: Michael Sierchio cc: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mail selection options in sysinstall(8). X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:54:02 -0000 --98e8jtXdkpgskNou Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 10:51:44AM -0700, Chris Pressey wrote: > On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:48:02 -0700 > Michael Sierchio wrote: >=20 > > Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > >=20 > > > As mentioned by Tom's original mail that isn't possible due to the > > > qmail license. You can go bug djb about it :-) (though I doubt it > > > will change anything). > > >=20 > > > Note, the license is the reason why qmail isn't included, it's not a > > > crusade against qmail - I also use qmail myself some places. > >=20 > > Note: in my view the problem is that the current port maintainer > > has decided to produce an install that is not conformant with > > Dan's license granting an exception to the requirement for his > > approval. It is entirely possible to make a binary package that > > either: meets with his approval, or; fulfills the requirements > > for the exemption. >=20 > I quite agree. Quoting http://cr.yp.to/qmail/dist.html : >=20 > "You are permitted to distribute a precompiled var-qmail package if (1) > installing the package produces exactly the same /var/qmail hierarchy as > a user would obtain by downloading, compiling, and installing > qmail-1.03.tar.gz, fastforward-0.51.tar.gz, and dot-forward-0.71.tar.gz; > (2) the package behaves correctly, i.e., the same way as normal > qmail+fastforward+dot-forward installations on all other systems; and > (3) the package's creator warrants that he has made a good-faith attempt > to ensure that the package behaves correctly." >=20 > Frankly I'd be surprised if a package built straight from the qmail port > didn't meet these requirements. If I installed a package that put itself in /var simply because the guy who wrote it says that's where it should be (on my system!), then I wouldn't be best pleased. Enough said. Ceri --=20 User: DO YOU ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR? Iniaes: Sure, I can accept all forms of payment. -- www.chatterboxchallenge.com --98e8jtXdkpgskNou Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/a0KtocfcwTS3JF8RAuW5AKCT2XL4I41ZnIYcd1cCG8NJqDRS0ACfUyT4 1xoRfKrSuuDEk1sFi8hibIY= =SIkb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --98e8jtXdkpgskNou--