Re: distributing source

Hello!

On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 [email protected] wrote:

> >> > Though it's OK freely to distribute your patches. I.e. SRPMs and
> >> > FreeBSD ports are OK, RPMs and packages are not. 
> >> This is not entirely true. RPMs and packages are allowed as long as
> 
> Note I said "not entirely true" :-) SRPMS and BSD ports are fine. 
> 
> I just wanted to make the point that RPMS and packages are allowed if you 
> comply with the var-qmail requirements, since some people seem to think that 
> no binary distributions of qmail are allowed. 

Those requirements make admins give up ;). Mostly due to unusual and 
(maybe) inconvenient layout. Ironically, DJB blames those whom invents a 
new layout for each next system (see compatibility notes on him site) :-).

BTW, I guess that SRPMs and BSD ports may be (or not) affected by the 
following clause only:

"If you want to distribute modified versions of qmail (including ports,
   no  matter  how minor the changes are) you'll have to get my 
approval."

The question is what "ports" mean here and how it's relevant or 
irrelevant to e.g. BSD ports.

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