Le Vendredi 11 Octobre 2002 23:15, Ben Reser a �crit : > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 11:48:49PM +0000, Olivier Thauvin wrote: > > Well, lot of poeple have answered before and not a lot things to add. > > Pine is free software but with a very strange license, it is possible to > > distribute source, source with patch, patch or binary, but not a patched > > binary. Then it is not enough free to be integrated in Mandrake. > > Oliver, pine is *NOT* free softare. > > From the Free Software Definition on the GNU website: > "The freedom to redistribute copies must include binary or executable > forms of the program, as well as source code, for both modified and > unmodified versions." > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
I agree, maybe my explanation was wrong, strongly pine devellopers want to keep the source "free", but they deny to redistribute binary. As I remember, they encourage to make patch, but not want to see binary with patch. In fact I do not understand their policy exactly. Well, finaly, it can't be include in Mandrake tree ! That point is sure :( -- Linux pour Mac !? Enfin le moyen de transformer une pomme en v�ritable ordinateur. - JL. Olivier Thauvin - http://nanardon.homelinux.org/
