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[Mathieu Roy]

Hi Richard,


        "Fernando "Lalo" Martins <address@hidden> described the
        package as follows: 
        License: other
        Other License: Modules are in different licenses:
        pax: public domain, one file in Python 2.2 license
        others: Zope license version 2

        Package: OpenTAL
        System name: opental
        Type: non-GNU

        Description:
        This is a python-based engine for webpage templates (similar
        in spirit to php, asp and others).  It implements the same
        language (TAL) used in Zope Page Templates; in fact one of the
        modules included is a Zope interface to the engine. 

        [...]


        3: the \"Open\" in the project name refers to the fact that it
        has extensibility and maintainability as design goals; it is
        \"open\" to extensions that are easily hooked in.  It has no
        relation at all to \"Open Source\", a term I do not like
        personally.  It is there because this project started, months
        ago, as a fork of Zope\'s TAL and ZPT packages; the analogy is
        to OpenBSD vs. BSD, not to Open Source.  No, I am not willing
        to change the name, but I can sign a contract in blood
        swearing I will not use the words \"Open Source\" in
        documentation or the website, except to explain that it has no
        relation to the project name."


Is this explanation acceptable to you?


-- 
Mathieu Roy
 
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