Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Another tex package (texlive-base) to hack

[Karl Goetz]

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:16:31 +0200
Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:

> Sam Geeraerts schreef:
> > Karl Goetz schreef:
> >> I have changed the status of the bug[1]. Its now NEEDSINFO,
> >> BLOCKER, target release deltah (2.3).
> >>
> >> I'll adjust the status when we get word back from the FSF as to
> >> their opinion.
> >>
> >> Sam/Benedikt, have either of you emailed the FSF yet?
> > 
> > I assume nobody has up until now, so I've just sent them an email.
> Hi Sam,
> 
>      The team working on gNewSense are trying to decide what to do
> about the
>      amslatex software.
> 
> My short answer is: include it  :) .
> 
>      Considering that AMS probably own all
>      the code in the package,
> 
> They do.
> 
>      is this an acceptable way of dealing with the situation?
> 
> It's certainly suboptimal, but I think it would be a terrible
> overreaction to exclude amslatex just because of that.  Let's hope
> they fix all their files soon.

I see.
Then I think we can leave it where it is. I still think we should
include an updated licence file for it though; and a reference back to
this discussion. Thoughts on that?
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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