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Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted

From	Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.legal, linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject	Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted
Date	2021-09-03 17:00 +0200
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On Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 08:44:49AM -0600, Sam Hartman wrote:
> >>>>> "Tobias" == Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org> writes:
> 
>     Tobias> as explained earlier: click-wraps are no-no's.
> By this dxo you mean
> 
> 1) clip wraps are incompatible with the DFSG?  (I agree only if
> something in the license prevents you from removing them)
> 
> 2) Click wraps are a no-go in something you maintain?  (okay, sure,
> sounds good)
> 
> 3) Click wraps are incompatible with some written Debian policy or
> rules?  (I disagree)
> 
> 4) A lot of Debian maintainers might choose to remove click wraps or not
> package software with them (I agree)

1, 2 and 4 ;-)

But as said earlier: This is not a license issue; the license of GNU parallel
would allow removal, but this would make upstream sad.
The status quo is likely to mke our users sad, though.
(my 2 cents...)

-- 
tobi

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Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-08-30 08:20 +0200
  Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2021-08-30 08:30 +0200
    Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org> - 2021-08-30 12:40 +0200
    Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2021-08-30 15:20 +0200
      Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Andreas Tille <andreas@fam-tille.de> - 2021-08-30 16:00 +0200
        Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-08-30 19:50 +0200
          Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org> - 2021-08-31 08:50 +0200
          Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org> - 2021-08-31 09:00 +0200
            Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2021-09-03 16:50 +0200
              Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org> - 2021-09-03 17:00 +0200
                Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2021-09-03 17:10 +0200
                Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-09-06 21:20 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> - 2021-09-07 11:40 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-09-11 22:00 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2021-09-13 05:10 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-09-15 22:40 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> - 2021-09-16 20:40 +0200
                Bug#915541: [Debian-med-packaging] Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2021-09-17 06:30 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> - 2021-09-13 09:10 +0200
                Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> - 2021-09-07 11:40 +0200
    Re: Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has  been reverted Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> - 2021-08-31 20:40 +0200

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