Bug#521882: bc: annoying banner

On 6/24/09, John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org wrote: Would it be possible to change the default behavior to not show the banner at the start of the program. The banner is required by the GPL. Note that it is disabled when the input is not from a terminal. -- John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org

Bug#521882: bc: annoying banner

Peter writes: Could you, please, point me to a part of GPL that requires a banner... From the COPYING file in the bc source package from upstream: c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive

Bug#521882: bc: annoying banner

Would it be possible to change the default behavior to not show the banner at the start of the program. The banner is required by the GPL. Note that it is disabled when the input is not from a terminal. -- John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#521882: bc: annoying banner

Package: bc Version: 1.06.94-3 Severity: wishlist Would it be possible to change the default behavior to not show the banner at the start of the program. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')