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Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 00:09:24 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: delete old version?
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In-Reply-To: <20001217050647.6558.qmail@web114.yahoomail.com>; from earnie_boyd@yahoo.com on Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 09:06:47PM -0800

On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 09:06:47PM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>> 
>> > The only thing I can see objectionable would be the time limit for source
>> > distribution; but, you would know better about that than I would.
>> 
>> There is no minimum time limit when you distribute the source with the
>> binary.  See GPL 3a.  You're thinking of GPL 3b, which requires a
>> *written* promise.  We can't do that with FTP.
>> 
>> If they didn't get the source when they downloaded the binary, we have
>> no further obligations to them.
>> 
>
>Ah, yes.  Then I suggest removal of the old directory as people really should
>upgrade if they want help.

Strong ditto.

I'd like to get rid of the B20 and B19 stuff in this process as well.  I'll
archive them somewhere but I would rather not keep them around as there still
seems to be a lot of confusion about B20.

cgf

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