Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:34:12 -0400 From: Forrest Aldrich <forrie@navipath.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>, Donald Burr <dburr@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/audio/opennap - Imported sources Message-ID: <20000729113412.E7543@drama.navipath.com> In-Reply-To: <200007291253.FAA55910@netplex.com.au>; from peter@netplex.com.au on Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 05:53:48AM -0700 References: <jedgar@fxp.org> <200007291253.FAA55910@netplex.com.au>
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Maybe in a case such as this, it calls for handling these types of ports differently? For example, the cvsup process could be directed to update certain risky or otherwise questionable ports from a neutral server, one that was not a loaner (or as otherwise described below). I think Peter has a point here, but at the same time I think it's significant to keep these types of ports available, etc. But there begs the question that if FreeBSD itself pointed to another cvs server that had these types of ports on it, could that be guilt- by-association. _F On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 05:53:48AM -0700, Peter Wemm wrote: > "Chris D. Faulhaber" wrote: > > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alexander Langer wrote: > > > > > Thus spake Donald Burr (dburr@FreeBSD.org): > > > > > > > New port audio/opennap, an open source Napster(tm) server. > > > > > > Won't this make legal problems in regard to the latest decisions on > > > Napster(,Inc)? > > > > > > > It is up to the installee to determine what the legal ramification by > > using this software in their part of the world. Remember: tools, not > > policy :) > > That's funny.. I seem to recall napster saying pretty much the exact same > thing and look at them in court over the last few months... > > IMHO, on one hand there is user responsibility, but on the other hand there > is begging for trouble... This feels to me a bit like waving a red flag at > a bull. > > Lawyers may not be interested in us personally, but they can go for people > loaning us hardware, mail relay machines, cvsup servers, etc. If > freebsd.org lost its connectivity due to sponsors bailing out because of > legal pressure (remember tetris anyone?).. I hate to think.. > > Cheers, > -Peter > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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