Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:36:06 +0100 From: Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de> To: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cdrtools-2.01 Message-ID: <20050222043606.C18907@newtrinity.zeist.de> In-Reply-To: <200502220346.54044.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>; from michaelnottebrock@gmx.net on Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 03:46:49AM %2B0100 References: <20050221115057.43c7iqxq8w8g8gkg@mail.ebfoto.com.br> <20050221230509.B18907@newtrinity.zeist.de> <200502220346.54044.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 03:46:49AM +0100, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > On Monday, 21. February 2005 23:05, Marius Strobl wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 11:50:57AM -0300, Ivo Roumenov Tonev wrote: > > > Patch for DVD writing > > > > > > can include it in the port? > > > > No, sorry, the author of cdrecord regards the inclusion of such patches > > as a violation of the cdrecord license > > The 'cdrecord license' is the GPL, it would be pretty bad for us if we (or > anyone) couldn't distribute binaries of patched, GPL'd software. > It's the GPL + a couple of additional restrictions (e.g. one must not change tests in the configure script) + a "clarification text" about how to interpret certain parts of the GPL for cdrecord. I don't support his view of the GPL but I think we really shouldn't patch cdrecord in a way the author clearly objects to. Please also see his recent mail on hackers@: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2005-February/010317.html Marius
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