On Fri, 23 May 2003, Chad Walstrom wrote:
> although very sensible reasons for patching source code, it is still
> not acceptable under DJB's license to do so.  Instead, Debian
> distributes a source package for qmail and requires you to learn a
> little about compiling packages to create a binary yourself.

Yeah, Pine is the same way.

> > If the patch does something he doesn't like, he won't support your
> > installation.. that's his right, though.
>
> That's fine, but he doesn't have to force people through the loops
> above.  It's ludicrous.

I agree. This is why I don't use his software personally, or encourage
other people to use it.. but even if I don't like it, he has the right to
do whatever he wants with his code.

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