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Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 09:05:45 +0100
From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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Subject: Re: BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone
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Pavel Jan?k wrote:
 >  E.g. Linus and other people exercising
> "free" KitBeeper license now can not develop SCM software even if they want
> to. I think this is really bad for their freedom.

I wouldn't worry.  Linus can develop any SCM software he want to, he 
merely have to drop bitkeeper first if he do.  There is no freedom 
problem here.  His current use of bitkeeper simply means he isn't
into developing scm systems right now.  Which probably is
a good thing.

Helge Hafting

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