Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-25 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > Of course the package is GPL'ed (just like sysklogd is GPL'ed, although it > > is forked from the BSD code), but that is not the motivation. > > How can it be GPL'ed if it is modified BSD licensed code? Or has >

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-24 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > Of course the package is GPL'ed (just like sysklogd is GPL'ed, although it > > is forked from the BSD code), but that is not the motivation. > How can it be GPL'ed if it is modified BSD licensed code? Or has > e

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 03:43:27AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 07:20:23AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > GNU inetutils is a FSF implementation, ours is the original BSD. > > > > The FSF is re-implementing long existing code so that they can GPL it. > > Uh, this

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-24 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > Of course the package is GPL'ed (just like sysklogd is GPL'ed, although it > is forked from the BSD code), but that is not the motivation. How can it be GPL'ed if it is modified BSD licensed code? Or has every line been rewritten? Wichert. -- _

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-24 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:04:08PM +0200, Francis ANDRE wrote: > Hi DDG > > I check out the www.gnu.org inetutils against debian inetutils and I found > them out of sync?? > > Could anybody tell me why?? Because we lack behind. Jeff Bailey worked on repackaging the latest snapshot, but work wa

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-24 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 07:20:23AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > GNU inetutils is a FSF implementation, ours is the original BSD. > > The FSF is re-implementing long existing code so that they can GPL it. Uh, this is dead wrong, at least in the case of inetutils. The GNU inetutils started

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-14 Thread Steve Kowalik
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:04:08PM +0200, Francis ANDRE uttered: > I check out the www.gnu.org inetutils against debian inetutils and I found > them out of sync?? > Found _what_ about them out of sync? Their version number? Their 3rd toe on their root foot? _What?_ > Could anybody tell me why?? >

RE: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-14 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 14-Sep-2001 Francis ANDRE wrote: > Hi DDG > > I check out the www.gnu.org inetutils against debian inetutils and I found > them out of sync?? > > Could anybody tell me why?? GNU inetutils is a FSF implementation, ours is the original BSD. The FSF is re-implementing long existing code so tha

Re: [Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-14 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Francis ANDRE wrote: > Could anybody tell me why?? Ask the maintainer instead of mailing debian-devel? Wichert. -- _ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Q]: GNU inetutils and debian inetutils not in sync??

2001-09-14 Thread Francis ANDRE
Hi DDG   I check out the www.gnu.org inetutils against debian inetutils and I found them out of sync??   Could anybody tell me why??   Cheers   Francis ANDRE