>>>>> "JF" == Jochen Friedrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JF> net-snmp-5.4 comes with the new directory doc/rfc containing JF> several IETF RFCs. Unfortunately, they come with a license that JF> prevents a redistribution under the Debian terms (see JF> http://wiki.debian.org/NonFreeIETFDocuments for details). This JF> means we would either need to get an additional license from all JF> RFC authors or remove this directory for Debian. JF> As they are (currenlty) not installed anyways, wouldn't it be JF> better to replace the actual RFCs by links to JF> http://www.ietf.org/rfc instead? Jochen, I am empathetic with your problem and wish issues like it were more easily resolvable. However, I do not think we will change our decision for packaging them. We see them as helpful to SNMP developers to have the specs nicely packaged with the implementation of them. It holds them in an easy-to-find place that is right next to the code that implements them. If the files are not acceptable for distribution in Debian due to the licensing restrictions there, I think you're only alternative is to remove them from the debian packaged versions. However, I don't see why we should impose the debian restrictions (though very well thought and worthwhile to uphold) on the entire Net-SNMP user base. -- Wes Hardaker Sparta, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
