On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 05:30:17PM +0200, Leonard Stiles wrote: > Volker Schlecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > could anyone enlighten me about the current status of mysql-client and > > mysql-server in woody (both 3.23.36-2)? When I apt-got them, I got > > them from main, the license is the GPL and it's even listed as a GNU > > package on gnu.org but vrms claims both were non-free? > > ... which is correct, sort of. They both *were* non-free, before > MySQL was GPLed. See <URL:http://www.mysql.com/news/article-23.html>. > > Given that MySQL is now free software, maybe this should be considered > a bug in vrms.
Actually, it's a bug in dpkg (reported many times). It doesn't always change Section: fields in /var/lib/dpkg/status when appropriate. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
