Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 14:46:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: papowell@astart.com, andrews@technologist.com, arch@FreeBSD.ORG, drosih@rpi.edu, imp@village.org, nik@FreeBSD.ORG, sheldonh@uunet.co.za, will@almanac.yi.org Subject: Re: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD? - License Issues Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091444530.71063-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <vqcvgyfhj0x.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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On 9 Jul 2000, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote:
> * From: papowell@astart.com
>
> * As I not in my posting, I am not adverse, and quite willing to put it
> * under BSD license, but I would like to be able to have the actual executable
> * 'identify its lineage' in some way, so that it is identifiable as the
> * 'True Code', modified by somebody, or 'modified by corporation X'.
> *
> * This is perfectly reasonable and common.
>
> I agree.
>
> * > <Personal rant>
> * > On top of that, and this is a purely personal feeling, I think needing a
> * > banner to print out every time your software starts up, well, that's a bit
>
> * h9: {455} % lpr -V
> * LPRng-3.6.20, Copyright 1988-2000 Patrick Powell, <papowell@astart.com>
> *
> *
> * I am a little bit baffled on this. What are you talking about?
>
> I think Chuck just got confused. :) He probably thought you wanted
> lpr and lpd and whatnot to print the copyright message every time it
> starts up. (Which is, of course, a bit too much.)
Yeah, I was wrong, I thought it went off on every startup, not on the -V
startup.
I spent so much time getting my printer setup right (the last time, 3
months ago, when I bought a new printer) that I wouldn't change print
setups now unless put under extreme duress. I didn't test the thing, else
I would have seen it didn't print the banner every time.
I should have reread it.
>
> I certainly see nothing weird or unreasonable about having the
> commands print copyright information when the user asks explicitly,
> and your request that the string include information about
> modifications made by people other than yourself so you won't be
> accused of breakages caused by fumblefinger.com.
>
> Satoshi
>
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