From: Andi Kleen (ak_at_suse.de)
Date: Thu Dec 07 2000 - 03:28:29 GMT
On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:25:52PM -0500, Eric Ding wrote: > >>>>> Andi Kleen <ak_at_suse.de> writes: > > >> I do not think UPS is "Free Software" at the moment. Which is a pity :-( > > > I agree that it is a pity. It would be nice if the UPS copyright holders > > could consider to change the license to one of the known free software > > licenses, just to remove any doubts about its use. > > Just my two cents: while I have appreciated and benefited much from free > software, I'm a little unsettled by this thread. If Mark Russell wants > to keep the current licensing the way it is, isn't that his prerogative? > Most of us have continued to use UPS freely and productively. If you do > want to see UPS moved toward a BSD or GNU or other "open source" license, > simply ask politely -- but please don't insist! That is what I was trying to express -- a nice request. I'm sorry if my command of English as a non native speaker was not enough to express that properly and if something else was implied. Anyways, I see nothing in what I wrote that would "insist" on any change. -Andi
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