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 * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00093.html Ricardo Yanez work] (on stable release)  * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00093.html Ricardo Yanez work] (on stable release - ROOT version 4.04)
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 * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00094.html Christian Holm Christensen work] (on development tree)  * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00094.html Christian Holm Christensen work] (on development tree - ROOT version 5.03)
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 * Currently there do not appear to be plans for upgrades between the unofficial 4.04 .debs, the unofficial 5.03 .debs, and the eventual official .debs to be supported, so be careful!
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   * This issue is in the process of being addressed by Christian and upstream.
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 * [http://root.cern.ch/root/License.html ROOT License] in now LGPL.
 * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/01/msg00278.html Debian legal thread] and [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00085.html why] it is never too much to be careful about licenses. Some [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00087.html fix] to the problem seems to be in sight. Maybe [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00094.html LGPL?].
 * [http://root.cern.ch/root/License.html ROOT License] is now LGPL.
 * The LGPL only applies to the current version of ROOT in CVS (version 5.03); prior versions still have the [http://root.cern.ch/viewcvs/LICENSE?rev=1.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup original] non-free license
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 * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/01/msg00278.html Debian legal thread] and [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00085.html why] it is never too much to be careful about licenses.  Long-awaited [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00087.html fix] to the problem has now been implemented.

ROOT for DebianScience

Do not miss coming [http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=a0522 ROOT international workshop].

Thanks to [http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00066.html Brad Sawatzky] among others.

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