URGENT: Remove tinker.tar.gz from FTP mirrors

[John Polstra]

In article <20030725154057.GA46237 at node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>,
Glenn Johnson  <gjohnson at srrc.ars.usda.gov> wrote:
> [Adding an appropriate subject line in the hopes that this will get
> noticed and acted on.]
> 
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 04:44:30PM +0900, NAKATA, Maho wrote:
> 
> > Hi, members of portsmgr, thanks for your huge effort to maintain ports
> > system.
> >
> > While I was processing biology/tinker pr, I noticed it was marked as
> > RESTRICTED. I read lisence file in tinker, it is appropreate.
> >
> > However this file is available on ftp.freebsd.org!
> >
> > >From porter's handbook it reads:
> >
> > > 5.2.3 RESTRICTED
> > > Set this variable if the application's license also forbids us from
> > > mirroring the application's DISTFILES via FTP.  Also set this if the
> > > application's license has general restrictions on who may use it,
> > > e.g. the application is for non-commercial use only.
> > so that basically we cannot fetch from ftp.freebsd.org and its
> > mirrors, however, i typed:
> >
> > % fetch ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/tinker.tar.gz
> > Receiving tinker.tar.gz (5658289 bytes): 100% (ETA 00:00)  
> > 5658289 bytes transferred in 33.7 seconds (164.07 kBps)
> >
> > I fetched successfully. I think it is wrong thing. From CVS logs,
> > there is always `RESTRICTED' line, so that this situation seems to
> > violate the tinker's license.  I messed up since RESTRICTED is not
> > seemed to be valid.
> >
> > Does anyone can remove this file from ftp.freebsd.org and its mirrors?
> 
> As the former maintainer of this port I would like to stress how very
> serious this matter is.  The author of the port will be furious if he
> found out his software was being distributed outside of his control.

OK, I deleted the tarball from ftp-master.  The removal should
propagate to the other FTP sites eventually.

Note, I have nothing to do with the FreeBSD FTP sites.  There's no
point in asking me how the file got there or complaining to me about
it.

John
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  John Polstra
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Two buttocks cannot avoid friction."                     -- Malawi saying