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From: Kenneth Vestergaard Schmidt <charon@...>
Subject: Re: Ethical Policy
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:39:14 +0100
On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 12:29:18PM -0600, Tod M. Neidt wrote:
> Unless drobbins feels the need to clarify his position to you, I'm
> afraid the information provided to you will have to suffice.  If this is
> not sufficient, I have formed the impression (rightly or wrongly) that
> you would probably be more comfortable using and contributing to Debian.

In any way, if Portage is released under the GPL, and if the ebuild-files are
GPL, then if drobbins suddenly commercializes Gentoo people can always take
the sources and make their own Tengoo distribution. This is why the GPL is
a virus, and why it's a good virus.

/Kenneth

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-- David Herbert
Re: Ethical Policy
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