Re: [Serveez-discuss] Serveez (fwd)

[Martin G. <mgr...@cs...>]

> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:25:35 +0100 (CET)
> From: stefan <st...@lk...>
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 02:52:36 -0700 (MST)
> From: Richard Stallman <rm...@gn...>
> To: st...@lk...
> Cc: rm...@gn...
> Subject: Serveez
> 
> Our evaluators have looked at Serveez, and they say it is useful and
> well written.  It would be a good addition to the GNU system.  (Please
> forgive us for taking so long.)
> 
> There is just one problem with it: the recommendation to use the
> quake3 server, which is non-free.  That goes against the spirit of the
> GNU Project.  So would you please take that out?
> 
> If the example is meant to serve a broader purpose which IS useful
> with free software, it must be possible to find some other way to do
> the job.  So would you please look for one?  Even if in some
> technical way it is not quite as good, it will be much better
> for achieving the goals of the GNU Project.
> 
> Any proposals ???

If you ask me -- nuke the quake3 server, implement a dynamic loading
interface for server modules and everybody is happy.

'mgrabmue

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