I don't remember well about the context of this discussion, but ... On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:11:32PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > > IMHO, if the only benefit for this is to backport packages from > derived distributions, we might instead backport the same package from > Debian, if it's a free software package. But if it's not, do we really care?
... this is not really a matter of freedom IMO. When you backport things you typically want your changes to be as minimal as possible. Zero changes is very practical so that you don't have to bother about appliing patches at all, and it is archievable in most cases, so a small stopper can mean a lot. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What good is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
