From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 9 22:49:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7E6D1065782 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:49:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-ports@herveybayaustralia.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (mail.unitedinsong.com.au [150.101.178.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A87B8FC14 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:49:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au (laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au [192.168.0.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7803A5C22 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:03:12 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4F83677F.2060809@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:49:35 +1000 From: Da Rock User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111109 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <201204091749.q39HnYsF092884@fire.js.berklix.net> <4F8360EB.6090605@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F83631C.3080807@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4F83631C.3080807@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: mail/imaptools: port removal at Monday April 9th X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:49:37 -0000 On 04/10/12 08:30, Doug Barton wrote: > On 04/09/2012 15:21, Da Rock wrote: >> To stick my nose where it probably doesn't belong: indeed. This is one >> area where linux annoys the most for that very reason. >> >> Let the user decide and bear the responsibility. > If you want to put up a server with all the encumbered software and let > people download it, go right ahead. Meanwhile, the project has chosen > (wisely) not to run the risk of legal entanglements. > > ... not to mention the common courtesy of following the wishes of those > who created the software in the first place. Part of the beauty of FreeBSD is ports, so that the user downloads from the source (or somewhere appropriate) and _not_ the project's servers. The only possible area for the 'entanglement' is the fact the framework lists where to download from. As for the wishes of the author... plain english is plain english- when you relinquish a right you can't un-relinquish it (if that is actually a word). Even the legal system has trouble (or simply cannot do it) with putting the cat back in the bag, unbolting the horse, etc, when there is a legal right to do so; to say nothing about this case.