Ok.. So basically this is to streamline licencing issues. Regards,
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Sugar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 7:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'mailing_list_bayonne-devel' > Subject: Re: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers > > I should clearify. I mean "nonfree" in the sense they are not "free > software" because of the licensing encumberances of the > Intel-Dialogic > and Aculab runtime libraries, or much in the way Debian has a > "nonfree" > apt-get repository (and in fact that is also another > potential use for > this split, so that those drivers could also be made > available through > Debian), not in the sense they will only be available for a fee. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David, > > > > Any particullar reason for making these drivers nonfree? > > > > Ambar > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: David Sugar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:49 AM > >>To: mailing_list_bayonne-devel > >>Subject: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers > >> > >>In cvs I have placed the nonfree drivers (Dialogic and Aculab > >>currently) > >>into a new and seperate package and cvs module, > >>"bayonne2-nonfree". In > >>the future, perhaps starting with release 0.4.1, or 0.5.0, > >>these drivers > >>will be removed from the primary package, "bayonne2". > >> > >>nonfree drivers link directly against libbayone, which is > >>under the GPL > >>with runtime exception. They also compile and install like > they did > >>before, except for the fact that they are now in a seperate > package. > >>This does make it harder to use nonfree drivers in "-test" > >>mode, but one > >>can create an appropriate symlink in the bayonne2 build > >>directory, such > >>as something like "modules/dialogic -> > >>../../bayonne2-nonfree/dialogic" > >>to allow this to be done. > >> > >>The Bayonne2-nonfree drivers package will probably not be > >>found on the > >>GNU ftp site, but will be provided in the sourceforge > >>download area and > >>on sunsite. > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bayonne-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bayonne-devel > _______________________________________________ Bayonne-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bayonne-devel
