>> mutt/Makefile.sfw:
>>
>>   o line 128: I'm not terribly happy with this, but I don't know
>>     whether our gettext supports locale aliasing.  Anyone know?
>>     Should we file an RFE if it doesn't?
>>
>>   o line 129: This should probably be /etc/mutt.
>
> I wavered a bit on this, but ultimately chose /usr/share/mutt/etc in
> part to avoid conflicts with the system's /etc/mime.types.  But I can
> be persuaded here.

>> slang/Makefile.sfw:
>>
>>   o line 82: likely sysconfdir should be under /etc here, too.
>
> Given that slsh is not going to be widely used, I don't feel it merits
> cluttering up /etc with slsh.rc.  As with mutt, I can be persuaded.

Are these files installed under /usr/share/mutt editable by the user?
If so, they shouldn't be delivered under /usr which may be read-only.

>> SUNWmutt/protoype_com:
>>
>>   o line 120ff: Is there a reason that message files are going in
>>     /usr/share, rather than /usr/lib?
>
> mutt elects to put them there, and there appears to be precedent:
> SUNWpostgr-libs and SUNWgnome-dtlogin-integration, among others, also
> prefer /usr/share.

I think Norm Jacobs can provide some guidance here because I never can
remember the correct convention.

>> All of these components are at least partly GPLv2.  Typically legal
>> requires that we put a disclaimer at the top of the copyright file
>> (or something similar, but that's how we've been interpreting that
>> requirement) that says that we're distributing under v2 *only*, and
>> no later versions.  Were you not asked to do something like this?
>
> Thanks for the pointer -- I did not notice this requirement in the TOI
> pdf.  I'll add the preambles to each.  Incidentally, I notice there
> are several GPL-licenced packages in SFW that don't carry this
> preamble.

I'll take a look but I thought this was documented in the
presentation.  But you're correct, there are many components currently
in SFW which need to be updated (this is a fairly new requirement.)

dsc

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