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OpenBSD Removes qmail and djbdns From Ports Tree

Posted by michael on from the nothing-so-bitter-as-a-license-dispute dept.

KingArtr writes: "qmail and djbdns have been dropped from the OpenBSD ports tree. According to the message from Theo de Raadt at the OpenBSD Ports Archive its because the license does not permit modification.". Update by nik: Note that NetBSD and FreeBSD continue to include qmail in their ports trees. DJB's license forbids redistribution of modified binaries, but does not forbid distribution of a 'framework' for modifying the source code.

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  1. Re:license audit by Laplace · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Do you think that Theo and his merry band of bandits would really convince Bernstein to change his license? After all, the FBI and the NSA fucked with Bernstein, and last time I checked Bernstein was winning (as much as you can against those guys). See the whole shebang at http://cr.yp.to. (Ok maybe not, but he is still fighting).

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