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Re: pine will become a `virtual' package

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On 28 Jul 1997, John Goerzen wrote:

> > > My interpretation of the /usr/doc/pine/copyright file is that we have
> > > no problem distributing it.  What is it that leads you to believe that
> > > there is a problem?
> > 
> > /usr/doc/pine/copyright says:
> > 
> > [...] the above trademark and copyright restrictions do not convey the
> > right to redistribute derivative works [...]
> > 
> > Our Debian pine binary package is clearly a derivative work.
> > We can distribute patches, but not a "modified binary".
> 
> But you haven't read the entire file.  If you look further:
> 
> "... encourages unrestricted distribution of patch files ..."

But not the binaries those patches produce, which are a derivative work...
 
> "If this software is modified for local use, please denote this on all
> modified versions. . ."
> 
> Thus it seems to me that all we have to do is put an "L" on it.

"local use" have nothing to do with "distribution".

If we put some .deb packages in a ftp server, we are distributing them.
Local use would be, for example, installing it in master.debian.org

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