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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:24:50 +0000, Cory Visi <merlin@g.o> wrote: |
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> Hi all. I am working on some ppp bugs and I noticed there is an excellent |
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> kernel patch for MPPE/MPPC available for both 2.4 and 2.6 kernel versions: |
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Thanks ;-) |
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> 1. Can I include the ppp patch in the ppp ebuild? How do I do it legally? |
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IMO the *pppd* patch can be included because it doesn't contain actual MPPC |
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code. MPPC (de)compresion routines are located in the *kernel* patch. |
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> 2. Can we include the kernel patch in the gentoo-sources base patch set? |
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> How do we do it legally? |
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IMO, if Gentoo servers are outside the USA (e.g. in the EU), the patches |
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could be included. Although I am not a lawyer. |
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I have one question - does somebody of you know if my patches are included |
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in an unofficial Gentoo sources? I am asking because I am receiving a lot |
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of emails from people who use Gentoo and my patches. They use "stdopt" |
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(e.g. ppp-2.4.2-stdopt-mppe-mppc-1.1.patch.gz) version of the pppd patch. |
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It has MPPE/MPPC related options compatible with original pppd-2.4.2. |
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Unfortunately, because of that it inherits also a few drawbacks of the |
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original. So if you decide to include my patches into Gentoo sources, I |
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recommend using non-"stdopt" pppd patch (i.e. ppp-2.4.2-mppe-mppc-1.1.patch.gz). |
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I generates much less email traffic from unexperienced users. |
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Regards, |
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/J.D. |
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Jan Dubiec, jdx#slackware.pl, mobile: +48 506 790442 |
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G³êboka wiara wymaga p³ytkiego rozumu i nik³ej wiedzy. |
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