From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 12 14:09:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C411116A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:09:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postfix4-2.free.fr (postfix4-2.free.fr [213.228.0.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 573D043D2F for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:09:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rsidd@online.fr) Received: from imp3-q.free.fr (imp3-q.free.fr [212.27.42.3]) by postfix4-2.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 485002BE6CD; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:09:20 +0100 (CET) Received: by imp3-q.free.fr (Postfix, from userid 33) id 202E82BEA7; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:09:20 +0100 (MET) Received: from proxy.imsc.res.in (proxy.imsc.res.in [203.199.209.81]) by imp3-q.free.fr (IMP) with HTTP for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:09:20 +0100 Message-ID: <1108217360.420e0e100c51d@imp3-q.free.fr> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:09:20 +0100 From: Rahul Siddharthan To: Joerg Schilling References: <420BB11A.nail73W1IA0G1@burner> In-Reply-To: <420BB11A.nail73W1IA0G1@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.5 X-Originating-IP: 203.199.209.81 cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Star & FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:09:21 -0000 Joerg Schilling wrote: > Hi, > > Last night, I did convert star from a GPL tool into a CDDL > tool. This now makes star compliant with the BSD philosophy. > > Is there a chance to have star integrated into FreeBSD? As others have noted, CDDL != BSD licence and the base system already has a BSD-licensed tar. Besides, I think you really don't want it in the base system: it's much better to leave it in the ports, because then you can maintain it yourself and keep it just the way you like it, whereas the tar in the base system has to fit in with larger project goals (like working with pkgtools). You are, of course, the author of excellent tools like cdrecord, which many people use on FreeBSD too, so I have no doubt star is very good software. However, you also have a reputation of not working well with Linux kernel developers or distribution packagers, to the point of once inserting a clause (in violation of the GPL) targetting SuSE, and also of refusing to integrate others' patches offering useful functionality (like DVD burning)[1]. So base system could mean trouble. Even today, there are few good alternatives to cdrecord in linux-land, so you can get away with some "attitude" there, but star is a different matter. Rahul [1] See eg. http://lwn.net/Articles/97469/