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Date:      Sun, 17 Nov 2002 13:58:32 +1100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Joshua Goodall <joshua@roughtrade.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/45178: Maintainer update: net/spread
Message-ID:  <20021117025832.GE50581@k7.mavetju>
In-Reply-To: <20021117013054.GR33758@roughtrade.net>
References:  <200211162234.gAGMYV7s073002@freefall.freebsd.org> <20021117013054.GR33758@roughtrade.net>

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On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 12:30:55PM +1100, Joshua Goodall wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 02:34:31PM -0800, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> > Instead of fetching the distfile from your site, I have, because
> > of their download restrictions, not put in a MASTER_SITE but let
> > the user know about the download site and tell him what to do.
> 
> I have to question that; the restriction around source distribution
> of Spread is the standard BSD clause!   What made this any different?

You're right, the makefile should say that it's because of download
restrictions instead of licensing restriction.

The reason why I put it in was because there is no way I can download
this file from the official site without having fill in a form.
Although I understand your effort in making it downloadable via
alternative channels (which makes it easier for automatic checking
et al), I don't think it's fair to the original authors who wanted
to have this limitation.

Edwin

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