On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Lars Hansson wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:43:36 -0400
> "Duncan Findlay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Simply put, it's not free software.
>
> Uh, says who?
Depends on the value of free. qmail doesn't meet the Debian Free
Software Guidelines, nor is it FSF "free".
> Lets see, you dont have to pay for it,
Nope.
> you get the source,
Yup.
> you can modify the source
Yup.
> and you can distribute your modifications/patches.
As patches. Not as modifications. Not as a pre-patched source package.
Not as a binary distribution with any patches applied. Not as a binary
distribution in any filesystem layout except the DJB-approved "binaries
in /var" model.
> Sounds free to me.
For some values of free. It's free enough for me, it may be for you.
Daniel
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Censorship is the strongest drive in human nature; sex is a weak second.
-- Phil Kerby
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