Re: [mat-dev] [Tails-dev] What is the status and license of …

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Autor: intrigeri
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To: Chris Marusich, mat-dev
Betreff: Re: [mat-dev] [Tails-dev] What is the status and license of MAT?
Hi,

I'm forwarding this to the MAT development mailing list:

Chris Marusich:
> Hi Tails developers!


> I'm packaging MAT 0.6.1 [1] for GNU Guix [2], and I have some questions.
> To ensure that I receive your replies, please keep me in the Cc list
> when replying, since I'm not subscribed to the tails-dev@??? list.


> I've noticed that this release's LICENSE file contains the text of
> version 2 of the GNU GPL. However, it isn't clear if the software is
> available under "just the GPLv2", or "the GPLv2 or any later version".
> Can you clarify which of these is the intended interpretation? For this
> purpose, it would be helpful if the MAT source files contained the GPL
> header explicitly, as suggested in the section titled "How to Apply
> These Terms to Your New Programs" in LICENSE file.


> I've also noticed that MAT's website displays the following notice:


> Current status


> The MAT maintenance and development is currently on hold, mostly for
> health reasons. I might go back to it at some point in the future.


> The current version might have bugs, and doesn't work on Python3:
> Please avoid using it.


> What is the current status of MAT? Is it still being developed? Do you
> still believe that users should avoid using it, and if so, why?


> Thank you for making MAT, and for making it free software. And thank
> you in advance for your help in answering these questions!


> Footnotes:
> [1] https://mat.boum.org/


> [2] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/


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