From: Erik Wenzel <e...@code.de> > Hi Jan, > > --- snip from README --- > [...] > Copyright (c) 1997-2003 Jan Krynicky <je...@krynicky.cz>. All rights > reserved. > This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify > it under > the same terms as Perl itself with only one exception, you are not > allowed > to use the module for SPAM. > --- snip --- > or > --- snip sender.pm --- > There is only one aditional condition, you may NOT use this module for > SPAMing! NEVER! (see http://spam.abuse.net/ for definition) > --- snip --- > The exception >you are not allowed to use the module for SPAM< is the > cause for Debian Bug568652[0]. Which lead to a package movement from > main debian distribution to non-free package distribution. > And in consequence this leads to lesser usage by debian based > distribution users. If that is what you want, ok. But in the end this > is useless statement. Spammers don't care about licenses. > And if the unlikely will happen, that one spammer got caught, You'll > not notice. And you will not sue him for breaking the license. > > If you wanted to be humorous you cut your own flesh with that > statement. Please support open source and free software and chose a > one of the well known and verified licences. > > Please remove that statement from copyright notice in any file.
In the end the wording of such requests matters most. If you wanted to be humorous, you failed. Would your picky packager ignore the sentence if it was in a separate paragraph? Jenda ===== je...@krynicky.cz === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
