Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:01:57 -0500 From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mill@aldan.algebra.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Ion3 removal (Re: Ion3 license violation) Message-ID: <200712121701.57460.mi%2Bmill@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20071212213200.D576216A469@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20071212213200.D576216A469@hub.freebsd.org>
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> The simple fact is that Tuomo has some strange desire to blame packagers > for all his problems with software and users. Yes, license-crafting lawyers are usually more polite and don't engage in=20 direct communications with forums such as ours. Their licenses suck much=20 more, however -- think Java, cdrtools, or Skype, and all the other=20 closed-source packages. Put Tuomo's demands in perspective, for crying out= =20 loud... > It's impossible for the FreeBSD ports system to guarantee compliance with > his arbitrarily chosen "28 days" rule. =9AIf he's going to demand that his > terms be followed, then it has to come out of the ports. Actually, it can be done -- when building the port, the date on the distfil= e=20 (or that on the most recent source-file /extracted/ therefrom) can be check= ed=20 against the current date and a prominent message can be issued warning of=20 possible obsoleteness (sp?)... I just wish we avoided the rash decisions like "let's remove everything=20 written by the guy we don't like NOW" -- if only in the name of "ports=20 slush"... In the hurry to spite the admittedly unpleasant-sounding author,= =20 the needs and expectations of the users were neglected. I've never used ion, but, judging from some responses here, it is an=20 appreciated piece of software. -mi
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