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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] metad testing repo and gpl ghostscript
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Karl Goetz |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnewsense-dev] metad testing repo and gpl ghostscript |
Date: |
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 21:01:59 +0930 |
On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:12:07 -0400
Kete <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wednesday August 4, 2010 8:43:35 am Karl Goetz wrote:
> > On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:54:54 -0400
> >
> > Kete <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Hello, is there anything I can do to help build a gNS 3 repo
> based on
> > > Debian testing? It's not an unstable repo, and I'd like to get new
> > > features as they come out but still use gNS.
> >
> > hm,
> > Do you code python or c?
> > And or are you familiar with ubuntu's merge tools and processes?
> No and no, but now, I wish I did and was.
oh well.
> > > Also, if y'all use GPL Ghostscript, then you'll probably want to
> > > switch to GNU Ghostscript because somehow, even though it's
> GPL, it
> >
> > Switch to it instead of what?
> instead of GPL Ghostscript if u use it
Why don't you check? :/
21:00:13 address@hidden: ~ $ dpkg -l *ghostscript*
(trim)
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii ghostscript 8.62.dfsg.1-3. The GPL Ghostscript PostScript/PDF
interpret
un ghostscript-x <none> (no description available)
> > > uses restrictive Adobe files for fonts, and I know Debian uses it
> b/c
> >
> > Does it, or does it strip them out? (Or are these the files that
> > were previously proprietary and then freed?)
> That's something I wasn't aware of but would like to know myself.
ref package name above - .dfsg
> > > it's on my box. Libre Planet has a whole page of packages like
> this
> > > at
> > >
> http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Fre
> > > e_System_Distribution_Guidelines
> >
> > YOu may not have noticed, but a large portion of that list comes
> from
> > gNS (infact i think we have more things which are yet to be added,
> care
> > to update it? :))
> > kk
> oh, I see some gNS bugs on some references! Sure, I'll update a few
> for you all. Just lead the way
our blacklists are in the builder+metad bzr repos, if you want to look
through them.
gen scripts are in builder repo.
On Wednesday August 4, 2010 8:43:35 am Karl Goetz wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:54:54 -0400
> Do you code python or c?
PS Just in case, I do know some C++
not sure if that helps specifically, but i'm sure there is something to
work on :)
kk
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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] metad testing repo and gpl ghostscript, Kete, 2010/08/04