On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 09:43:20PM +0200, Frank Mittelbach wrote: > > > really, what is behind all this aren't file names but works (plural), > and each > > > of such works is supposed not to claim itself as the original (to other > > > related works) after it was modified, eg a font is a work and plain.tex > is a > > > work as well as tex.web. > > > > Are Postfix and Exim claiming to be Sendmail, by including a > /usr/sbin/sendmail > > interface? No; it's just a filename used for compatibility, because > > many programs expect it. > > I never said that a license like LPPL or a what I think the license on TeX is > are suitable for everything, just like I don't think GPL or Artistic is.
I didn't say you did. You seemed to say that having a filename "foo" means you're claiming to be "foo". I showed how this is not the case, and this applies regardless of the license used. > that is all fine and okay, but it also means that Branden's interpretation is > not necessarily the only one possible _within Debian_ and the whole purpose of > some of these discussions was to find out a common "Debian position" given a > certain situation. People have offered other interpretations, but Branden has made a solid argument for his, and nobody within Debian appears to be objecting. -- Glenn Maynard
