Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:06:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG, papowell@astart.com Subject: Re: was: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006262159420.318-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <20000626214900.G23538@argon.gryphonsoft.com>
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Will Andrews wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 09:45:48PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > > I just don't like gratuitously adding in extra GPL when there's no > > absolutely required reason for it. > > In case you haven't noticed, we can also install LPRng using the > Artistic license, which is much nicer than GPV. I did, but I'm sorry, Artistic License != BSD License. The Artistic license says you can only use it inside your own organization, freely, you can not sell it or use it inside a product (like you can BSD). I will admit that the Artistic License is *far* more acceptable than the GPL, but I just don't see the need to get this in. I will immediately admit it's better software, but I can't see why we need it in the base system, when one of the side effects is losing a perfectly good BSD licensed lpd. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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