Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:14:25 -0600 (MDT) From: jlp@part.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ports/7696: nntpcache port Message-ID: <199808202014.OAA18459@gate.part.net>
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>Number: 7696
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: ports/news/nntpcache requires a license
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Aug 20 13:20:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jan L. Peterson
>Organization:
PartNET, Inc.
>Release: FreeBSD 2.2-980413-SNAP i386
>Environment:
>Description:
nntpcache as installed from the port is commercial software and must be
licensed if used by commercial organizations. This distinction is not
made clear during the make/install process. The Makefile should be
updated to indicate this fact, similar to the way Makefiles for other
ports (net/dgd-net, news/dnews, print/acroread, www/aswedit) do.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install nntpcache, run it for a while, get notified by proff@iq.org that
you are probably violating the license.
>Fix:
Add something like this to the Makefile:
post-install:
@${ECHO_MSG} "*** This software is NOT free, please read the"
@${ECHO_MSG} "*** file ${PREFIX}/share/doc/nntpcache/LICENSING"
@${ECHO_MSG} "*** for details."
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