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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Linux packaging letter
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On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Some of us have put together an open letter to the Linux packaging
> community, outlining why Bitcoin is different to other programs and asking
> them to not patch or modify the upstream sources.
>
> Please consider signing it if you agree (I think the wording by now is fine,
> so don't edit the contents - use the comment feature if you want to though).
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1naenR6N6fMWSpHM0f4jpQhYBEkCEQDbLBs8AXC19Y-o/edit#heading=h.i7tz3gqh65mi

Ah, this is not entirely in sync with the last (mostly minor)
copyedits that had been signed off by Gavin, Pieter, Jgarzik, and I...
but that appears to be a smaller issue than the fact that the whole
thing is now being rewritten by "anonymous beaver" and friends.