(forw) Re: (forw) Re: cvs commit: ports/net/mDNSResponder Makefile pkg-descr

[Alfred Perlstein]

Response about the download...

----- Forwarded message from Terry Lambert <tlambert at apple.com> -----

From: Terry Lambert <tlambert at apple.com>
To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred at FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: (forw) Re: cvs commit: ports/net/mDNSResponder Makefile pkg-descr
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:50:29 -0800
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OpenDarwin doesn't require a license agreement for download.  That's 
why the sources are out on OpenDarwin in the first place.

The licensing in this case is no more onerous than the GPL licenses.

Basically, the code is coming through a release through a third party.

-- Terry
On Mar 11, 2004, at 6:37 PM, Alfred Perlstein wrote:

>Hmm, can we get this unrestricted somehow?  Otherwise we can't ship
>it as a package or something.
>
>Can't even allow automatic download of source... D:
>
>----- Forwarded message from Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at marcuscom.com> 
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>From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at marcuscom.com>
>To: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier at fillmore-labs.com>
>Cc: Alfred Perlstein <alfred at FreeBSD.org>,
>	ports-committers at FreeBSD.org,
>	FreeBSD Ports Management Team <portmgr at FreeBSD.org>
>Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/net/mDNSResponder Makefile pkg-descr
>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:24:54 -0500
>Message-Id: <1079058294.72767.6.camel at shumai.marcuscom.com>
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>On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 19:57, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:
>>Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>>
>>>alfred      2004/03/11 16:09:37 PST
>>>
>>>  FreeBSD ports repository
>>>
>>>  Modified files:
>>>    net/mDNSResponder    Makefile pkg-descr
>>>  Log:
>>>  make this pass portlint -C.
>>>
>>>  Revision  Changes    Path
>>>  1.2       +5 -9      ports/net/mDNSResponder/Makefile
>>>  1.2       +1 -1      ports/net/mDNSResponder/pkg-descr
>>
>><http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/rendezvous/> says:
>>
>>Source Code:
>>Downloading these source code components requires APSL registration.
>>
>>And the license says:
>>  <http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/>
>>
>>2.3 Distribution of Executable Versions. In addition, if You 
>>Externally Deploy
>>Covered Code (Original Code and/or Modifications) in object code, 
>>executable
>>form only, You must include a prominent notice, in the code itself as 
>>well as
>>in related documentation, stating that Source Code of the Covered 
>>Code is
>>available under the terms of this License with information on how and 
>>where to
>>obtain such Source Code.
>>
>>See also the comments in PR 51197.
>>
>>IMHO you should either get approval from Apple / OpenDarwin.org or 
>>mark the
>>distfiles as RESTRICTED.
>
>Agreed.  A relevant entry should also be added to LEGAL.
>
>Joe
>
>>
>>-Oliver
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