From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 8 02:36:58 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15069106566B for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 02:36:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from code@apotheon.net) Received: from oproxy5-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy5-pub.bluehost.com [67.222.38.55]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D52858FC0C for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 02:36:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 19687 invoked by uid 0); 8 Jan 2012 02:36:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by cpoproxy2.bluehost.com with SMTP; 8 Jan 2012 02:36:36 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.net; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=CIc4x5ODYTFtaQzFmPHfFZAtCTinlRIjcLvXI5KLsmk=; b=gorI4eniFhpz4Qlojg2TmsEXJqC0l7B3tZdFjpzBZNH/uC2e++49jtRarRi/NqVEVHieZzbMrQHn+F6ZgqIZVfYu+f0IIpXEaJY6u/gLrZmSOIIU8PZHDe6YCZPRduUS; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Rjicd-00089T-P6 for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:36:35 -0700 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:36:34 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120108023634.GA3602@hemlock.hydra> References: <4F0446B7.4090703@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120104142757.1c77c347@ernst.jennejohn.org> <4F04E648.9090206@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120105121825.656677e4@ernst.jennejohn.org> <20120106221610.00005fbe@unknown> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with code@apotheon.net} Subject: Re: linux-f10-nss_ldap: my first port - be gentle :) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:36:58 -0000 On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 08:31:04PM +0000, Chris Rees wrote: > On 6 January 2012 21:16, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > > The linux ports are a little bit special. They are binary ports and the > > GPL requires that we distribute the source too. > > Really? That's not how I read the GPL, nor its interpretation: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid The Linux ports are a little bit special. They are binary ports and the GPL requires offers of source along with distribution of binaries. This is most easily accomplished, in our case, by providing source code downloads alongside the binary downloads. Is that better? In effect, it's the same thing, but longer. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]