[Savannah-register-public] Re: [task #4769] Submission of Igloo

[Tom Calthrop]

Hi Sebastian,

Thank you very much for reviewing our work! I have included my answers 
within your texts....


Sebastian Wieseler wrote:

> Update of task #4769 (project administration):
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>                  Status:                    None => Wait reply             
>             Assigned to:                    None => kickino                
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> Follow-up Comment #1:
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> Hi,
> I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
>
>
> At first, please notice that we only host projects that can run on a free
> operating system (such as GNU/Linux).
>
> We have adopted this policy because now that completely free operating
> systems exist, we do not want to encourage users of those systems to start
> using proprietary operating
> systems so that they can use your program.
>
> If you are willing to maintain a version for free operating systems, which
> work as well as or better than other ports, you can then provide versions for
> non-free systems as well.
> The idea is that at no point should only-free users be at a disadvantage
> compared to users of proprietary software.
>
> Your project should always work equally well in free systems as in any other
> version you provide; if you have some modules for non-free systems, you can
> delay their release until you have released the free operating system
> version.
>
> Do you agree with this policy?
>  
Yes I absolutely and passionately agree with it. To my knowledge we talk 
about and promote gnu/linux within all our texts.We have released (in 
savannah) aroundme and beacon which also follow the same ethical approach.

> At second, please include copyright and license information in your xml and
> your binary files (such as jpg, png), too.
> For the binary files, include in their directories a README file and write
> their the copyright/license notices for these files down.
> For your pdf you should include the tex file, too.
>  
Please accept my apologies. The download I gave you has files in the 
/assets/ directory which will not be included in the released version. 
The only (non text) files are in templates/barnraiser01/img/ . A note 
about them is included in the main README file, however I will happily 
put a text file in that directory. I will copy the one that can be found 
in /languages/1/texts/  - Just to note, I will also do this with the 
next versions of aroundme and beacon as this error was not picked up on 
before now.


> If you would like to release your documentation files (pdf,tex,...) properly
> and unambiguously under the FDL,
> please place copyright notices and permission-to-copy statements after the
> title page of each work.
>  
Oh yes, of course - I will do that immediately. I will place that in the 
/docs/ directory.

> In addition, if you haven't already, please add a copy of the FDL
> (available from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html in various formats)
> as a section of your works , and as plain text in a file named 'COPYING'
> (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.txt).
>
> For more information, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html#SEC4
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-howto.html also covers additional points,
> including a smaller notice that you can use in auxiliary files.
>
>
> At third, can you include copyright and license in speller/speller*, too, or
> ask the author of this to give you a version with appropriate notices.
>  
will do. It is gpl.

> At fourth, note that Firefox uses the triple license GNU GPL + GNU LGPL +
> MPL.
>
> All code hosted at Savannah needs to be compatible with the GNU GPL, so you
> have to take care of that issue.
>
>
>
> And at last, the ddress of the FSF has changed, and is now:
>
>  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
>
> Please update your license notices.
>
> Updates versions of the GPL, LGPL and GFDL can also be found at:
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.txt
>
> Please update the copy of the license (usually, the 'COPYING' file) in your
> package as well.
>  
Will do.

> You can find some background and a possible migration script at
> https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=3766
>
>  
Fantastic - thanks for the tip.

> Look forward to your updated tarball.
> Regards,
>  
I have about 12 bugs that I want to remove on Tuesday and Wednesday. 
Would it be ok to send you the new tarball on Wednesday evening?

Thanks again Sebastian - we really appreciate the efforts of all the 
folks at savannah!!

Tom



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