There are such things as source rpms, as well. When dealing with
those, rpmextract is helpful.

~celti

On Apr 3, 2005 6:54 AM, Ravi Desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> ~    If the project is not releasing the source code and only binaries,
> then it's a non-free project (it certainly isn't the GPL, that much is
> certain). Since this is the case then you probably need to ask them
> first if it is allright for you to (re)package it or anything of the sort.
> 
> Alex Marten wrote:
> 
> | At least in my experience this is not always an option as there are
> |  certian smaller projects that only release a rpm package and not
> | the source.  Therefore a script like rpmextract (thanks for this by
> | the way) is a big help.
> |
> |
> | --- Alex Marten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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