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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: ion license
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 21:48:14
Message-Id: 200705131741.15488.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: ion license by Donnie Berkholz
1 On Saturday 12 May 2007, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
2 > Jan Kundrát wrote:
3 > > Matti Bickel wrote:
4 > >> It's main additions are a "timely response clause", which
5 > >> requires us to get the same keywords for a newly released version as the
6 > >> previous had within 28 days. Another point is the "no patches" clause,
7 > >> which prohibits distributions from carrying a "significantly modified"
8 > >> ion-3 release under the ion name.
9 > >
10 > > So just rename the package to something that "clearly illustrates that
11 > > this isn't teh upstream Ion anymore!!!111one" and be done with that. If
12 > > users complain, ask them to talk to Tuomo Valkonen.
13 >
14 > Perhaps "atom," an uncharged single ion. =)
15
16 the words "uncharged ion" dont belong together as an ion by definition carries
17 a charge :p
18 -mike

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