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From: dev-random@××××.ru
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: QA last rites for x11-wm/ion
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:06:14
Message-Id: 20091215100930.GA14522@laptop
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: QA last rites for x11-wm/ion by "Rémi Cardona"
1 According to his website (AFAIR) that license is for _names_ "ion" and
2 "ion3". License for code is still GPL. If you rename the project, you may
3 ignore that terms.
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7 On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 09:27:29AM +0100, Rémi Cardona wrote:
8 > Le 15/12/2009 08:09, Ulrich Mueller a écrit :
9 > >>>>>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Peter Hjalmarsson wrote:
10 > >
11 > >> On the other hand this may be something for treecleaners? A package
12 > >> that has not been bumped for 7 years? With at least three releases
13 > >> since, and a bumprequest open for at least one year? A link to a
14 > >> webside that does not exist?
15 > >
16 > > And both its sucessors x11-wm/ion2 and x11-wm/ion3 already punted two
17 > > years ago.
18 > >
19 > > Wasn't there some licence issue with this package, too?
20 >
21 > That was with ion3 IIRC. Something about the author changing the license
22 > from GPL to "don't patch ion3 ever without telling me about it and
23 > showing me your patches so I can approve them".
24 >
25 > Or something similar, wikipedia/google might know more than me.
26 >
27 > As far as the original ion is concerned, the masking seems perfectly in
28 > order. If someone wants it, that person can step up and do the work
29 > (directly or via proxy).
30 >
31 > Cheers,
32 >
33 > Rémi