Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:53:49 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Cc: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mail selection options in sysinstall(8). Message-ID: <20030919175349.GB60318@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20030919105144.730068ac.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> 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>
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--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 <kudzu@tenebras.com> 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--
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