"Ryan Finnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 2. The software is designed to replace certain components of qmail, > which is wholly non-free.
Can it perform its function in the absence of qmail? Perhaps in the presence of another MTA which is free? > Even if the license is clean, does this make the software part of > the non-free archive as well? The 'contrib' archive exists for free software that depends on non-free software. > I guess theoretically you could write Free software that would > interface with magic-smtpd... If that is ever the case, the package would at that point no longer be prohibited from 'main' for this. Another possibility is to modify the program so that it performs a useful function with any MTA, at which point qmail is merely one of the possible dependencies. -- \ "It is the responsibility of intellectuals to tell the truth | `\ and expose lies." -- Noam Chomsky | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
