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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hey Ian,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Here is the thread.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Carter</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>From: Debian Installer <installer@ftp-master.debian.org></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@debian.org>, Yotam Rubin <yotam@makif.omer.k12.il></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: Debian Installer <installer@ftp-master.debian.org></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: argus_2.0.0-1.1_i386.changes REJECTED</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sorry for the delay in processing this package, I've been pondering</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the license for some time now. In any event, I'm afraid I don't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>believe the license satisfies the DFSG. I posted to debian-legal[1]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>with this view but there wasn't any replies, either positive or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>negative.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Rather than let it sit in Incoming any longer I've decided to reject</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>it. You can either upload the package for non-free or try to stir up</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>a response on non-free and convince people (me, or some other</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ftpmaster, for instance) that this license conforms to the DFSG.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>James</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[1] <A HREF="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal-0104/msg00108.html">http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal-0104/msg00108.html</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Ian Lance Taylor [<A HREF="mailto:ian@airs.com">mailto:ian@airs.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 9:42 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: Carter Bullard</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Cc: license-discuss@opensource.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: IBM Public License and Debian Linux..... Not compatible?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> "Carter Bullard" <carter@qosient.com> writes:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I have released some software under a modified IBM Public</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > License. The powers that be at Debian Linux are stating</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > that the license, and thus the IBM Public License, does not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > meet their definition of "free". I've included the Debian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > definition of "free" below. My modifications to the IBM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Public License are so slight that you can assume that my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > license is equivalent to the IBM License.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> What are their arguments? Is there a mail thread on the web somewhere</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> or something?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Ian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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