On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 12:18:50 +0000, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On 2004-01-04 06:31:01 +0000 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> If you are referring to angband and tome, and this is your level of
>> understanding about replacements, I must confess the proposal is
>> less appealing by the moment.
> Here is the "you don't use these non-free packages, so you should
> not suggest replacements" problem that I feared. According to that
You fear that people who know absolutely nothing about a
package are deemed not the best judges to propose replacements?
> reasoning, most supporters of dropping non-free support cannot
> suggest main replacements of non-free packages. Given that, I think
> that any such request borders on flamebait and users of non-free
> should suggest the main replacements themselves. For example: Manoj,
> what are the nearest equivalents of those two?
Nothing yet. Nothing remotely close enough.
But both angband and tome are trying to switch to the gpl, new
contributions are licensed under the gpl with exceptions for old code
that is under a free but no commercial exploitation clauses. Maybe
when all the authors are tracked down we cna move them into main.
Pointing out ignorance on part of proponents of this GR is now
flame bait, heh.
manoj
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martial spirit that keeps the blood at heat. Some little, unassuming,
unobtrusive choice presents itself before us slyly and craftily, glib
and insinuating, in the modest garb of innocence. To yield to its
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