From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id NAA07809; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:33 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA06656 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:32 +0100 (MET) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.184]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2JCL1KW031006 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:21:01 +0100 Received: from [212.227.126.160] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B4IzE-00044g-00; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:28 +0100 Received: from [80.129.103.122] (helo=gate.gerd-stolpmann.de) by mrelayng.kundenserver.de with asmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B4IzE-0001aL-00; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:28 +0100 Received: from ice.gerd-stolpmann.de (ice.gerd-stolpmann.de [192.168.0.13]) by gate.gerd-stolpmann.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 322F556C0; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:27 +0100 (CET) Received: by ice.gerd-stolpmann.de (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5CEB4B035; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:26 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: OCaml's Cathedral & Bazaar (was Re: [Caml-list] Completeness of "Unix" run-time library) From: Gerd Stolpmann To: Benjamin Geer Cc: Sven Luther , Alex Baretta , caml-list@inria.fr In-Reply-To: <405ADE38.1080509@socialtools.net> References: <20040318184118.GC702@first.in-berlin.de> <200403182010.i2IKAK1a008157@nerd-xing.mit.edu> <20040318232039.GA1912@redhat.com> <20040319103054F.garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp> <20040319085819.GB9616@redhat.com> <20040319091334.GB20532@lambda> <405AC57A.1090300@baretta.com> <20040319101741.GA21455@lambda> <405ADE38.1080509@socialtools.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1079698825.1280.10.camel@ice.gerd-stolpmann.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:20:26 +0100 X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de auth:a6865a839c0178d9aa0ce41878507ea2 X-Miltered: at nez-perce by Joe's j-chkmail ("http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr")! X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml's:01 caml-list:01 run-time:01 gerd:01 stolpmann:01 fre:99 2004:99 sven:01 luther:01 patched:01 qpl:01 dpkg:01 patched:01 gerd:01 stolpmann:01 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 221 On Fre, 2004-03-19 at 12:49, Benjamin Geer wrote: > Sven Luther wrote: > > I am not entirely sure, but since i distribute the patched ocaml in > > debian, and there has been no problem with that, i think there is some > > horrible confusion going on here. > > The QPL says: > > You may make modifications to the Software and > distribute your modifications, in a form that is > separate from the Software, such as patches. > > This means that you cannot distribute modified compiler source code; you > can only distribute patches. Someone who wants to use your modified > compiler is therefore forced to install the standard compiler, then > apply your patch. Where is the problem? If you have an auto-installer like GODI or Debian's dpkg this can be automated. So there is actually no hindrance to distribute a patched compiler to the masses. Gerd -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gerd Stolpmann * Viktoriastr. 45 * 64293 Darmstadt * Germany gerd@gerd-stolpmann.de http://www.gerd-stolpmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners