Francesco, are your emails to Open CASCADE S.A.S. available somewhere in ML-archives, or it was private mails? Anton
On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Francesco Poli <invernom...@paranoici.org> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:40:48 -0500 Adam C Powell IV wrote: > >> I think we leave it there pending a decision by the project, which will >> either allow it into testing or remove it from unstable. > > Please let me be clear and explicit on this: I would not be happy at > all, if freecad were removed from Debian! > That's why I have struggled for years and I am still struggling to > solve this issue for the best (that is, by persuading Open CASCADE > S.A.S. to re-license under the GNU LGPL v2.1). > > If nobody helps me, I am afraid that removal from Debian will have to > be the only way out. But it would be a very sad way out. > So, please, contact Open CASCADE S.A.S. and persuade them to switch to > the GNU LGPL v2.1! > >> >> No need to do anything else in the meantime. > > Apart from pestering Open CASCADE S.A.S. and have them make up their > minds, that is! > >> I think we should continue >> to develop the package, so it's in top shape in case the project >> approves it, it's available to unstable users, and its updates flow to >> Ubuntu users as well. > > I agree, but with > > s/the project approves it/we succeed in persuading Open CASCADE S.A.S. > to re-license under the GNU LGPL v2.1/ > > I cannot stress it more than this: I need other people to contact Open > CASCADE S.A.S. ! > We have to show them that really many people ask for this switch to the > GNU LGPL v2.1 ! > > > -- > http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt > New GnuPG key, see the transition document! > ..................................................... Francesco Poli . > GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
