Re: DJB slashpackage

[Christopher Linn <celinn@mtu.edu>]

On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 12:38:50AM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
[...]
> In addition, DJB has also very recently demonstrated that he has zero
> interest in people using ports:
> > ``The port'' is unauthorized and unsupported. It does not correctly
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> > install daemontools. Remove it, and do the installation properly:
> >    http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/install.html
> > 
> > Then complain to the author of ``the port.''
> (thread subject: "svscan will not start at boot - FreeBSD."
> Aug. 1, 2001, dns@list.cr.yp.to)


in the light of recent events regarding licensing issues etc,
perhaps this is a good reason to drop all DJBware from the ports..

just my $0.02US

chris

p.s.  i do not and never have used any DJBware, but i feel the license
      issue is definitely worth pointing out.

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