> > Is it possible not to use GD.pm from the libgd-perl package or that
> > the maintainer switch to GPL?
>
> I thought that GD was non-free simply for what it does (draw gifs - it
> uses the patented compression).
>
> Since the web pages don't actually *use* GD, I don't see this as a
> problem. (Sure, it's a little irritating to have to install a non-free
> package, but you're not actually using it, I don't think).
ehmm, yes, that is a definition which i can live with it. (the damn gif
copyright). If we didn't use it, we can replace the GD.pm with a
dummy GD.pm (zero file).
Thanks,
Hartmut
