On Sat, Nov 14, 1998 at 09:57:42PM -0500, Chris Mayes wrote: > I understand that Debian strictly > adheres to the GPL,
No. Debian adheres strictly to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) [1], which allow other things than GPL, too. For example, X is not GPL but it is DFSG-free, so we include it. The DFSG is the basis of the Open Source definition and roughly equivalent with it. > so I was wondering about the exclusion of the U. of Washington stuff > (pine, pico, etc). They are available in the non-free section. They fail the DFSG, because they don't allow modified binaries (IIRC). Antti-Juhani [1] http://www.debian.org/social_contract -- Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho A7 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ** <URL:http://www.iki.fi/gaia/> ** The FAQ is your friend. Trust the FAQ.