Subject: Re: Adding gkermit
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@nimenees.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 10/29/2006 17:00:25
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:52:05PM +0100, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> No:
> 1) it adds more bloat
> 2) there's already cu and whatnot in base (will they be removed?)
> 3) kermit is fine in pkgsrc - maybe fix our installer to allow adding
>    pkgs easily (pkg_select?)

> 4) I'm not sure about the Kermit license, but I have something
>    in the back of my mind that they are somewhat picky about
>    redistribution of binaries. (not verified)

	I agree with you on your first few points, but the license wouldn't
be an issue.  This is _G_-kermit, not C-kermit.  It's GPL'd.

eric