Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Additions to Software_blacklist

[Karl Goetz]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:23:50 -0500
address@hidden (Karl Berry) wrote:

>     Bind is bsd license.
>     Don't use dnssafe and recompile a packages.
> 
> Sure, that would be an alternative approach.  However, since bind8 is
> long since deprecated, the simplest way forward for modern
> distributions is not to use it.  bind9 does not have the problematic
> nonfree dnssafe stuff.  As I understand it.
> 
> 
> (Karl: I suggest listing it on Software_blacklist as "bind8" or "bind
> version 8" or some such, more explanatory than just "bind (8)", which
> looks kind of like a man page reference. :)

I'll admit I hadn't thought of `man` when i was writing that out. I'll
add it as 'bind version 8' (this evening).

I wonder if we need a page for packages which should be modified in
order to be free, or just maintain the blacklist page?

kk


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