On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 10:36:24AM +0100, Birgitt Simon wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > we know you as a distributor of program packages for Linux. We, the H+BEDV > Datentechnik GmbH, are developer and distributor of the virus protection > program AntiVir for Linux. Since 1988, when the number of computer viruses > in Germany could be counted on one hand, we deal with the subject virus > protection. In the last 11 years we won a lot of awards for our anti-virus > products in Germany. Our main market is currently Germany and the german > speaking market. Now we are going to expand our distribution area. > > We would like to make you following suggestion, for our both advantage. > > We offer you a free version from AntiVir for Linux, so that you will > deliver our program with your next distribution CD-ROM. So your customers > are able to use a virus protection program under Linux and you add value to > your program package.
I'm sure someone would be happy to package it in .deb format, but by the sounds of your message neither source is included and only non-commercial use is permitted. Either one of these would cause Debian to place your product in its non-free section as it fails the Debian Free Software Guidelines (http://www.debian.org/social_contract). The package would be on the FTP mirrors and people could download and even distribute on CD-ROM that package, but the non-free section would never be distributed by Debian. Many vendors do though, so it's probably not a major worry.
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