Jean-Yves,

I, for one, really really like mail-notification and I deeply respect
the work that you have put into it.  Yet I'm here, unable to use this
free piece of software, while the author is explicitely refusing to do
anything constructive to change the users' situation, including making a
tiny license change that would make everyone happy and wouldn't hurt
anyone, at least as far as my viewpoint is concerned.

Personally, I think you, as the author, have every right to refuse to
help.  But you're not only refusing to help, you're at the same time
discouraging others from helping themselves.  If this is the case, why
did you choose the GPL in the first place?  The GPL is all about the
users' ability to help themselves if need be.  This is such a situation.

Do you want Ubuntu to distribute a version of mail-notification that you
have reviewed for bugs and can proudly put your name on?  You could
effect this easily by either blessing or, better yet, merging the port
to GNUTLS or by changing the license.  If you don't want to do either,
that's fine, but in this case, why do you complain about someone
actually making use of the freedom that your chosen license grants for
the exact purpose that is being considered here?

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