On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 08:49:05PM -0500, Christopher Stover wrote: > > Also, provided the USB charging is working well, is there a way I > can submit the fc10 RPMs to SourceForge so others can download them? > Is there anything that would prohibit me from disbursing the RPMs to > RPM Fusion (the new repo for FC10)?
Hi Christopher, welcome to Barry! Thanks for building these packages on FC10. The best way to help with binary packages is to send me (via the mailing list) patches to the rpm/barry.spec file for any new platforms you build RPMs on. As for uploading to Sourceforge, binaries are harder to verify than source code, so for security reasons, upload access to sourceforge has been historically restricted to me. Source code is done primarily through git these days, for which there are multiple ways to contribute source: mailing list patches, the mob branch on repo.or.cz, or cloning your own git repo and asking me to pull. So Barry hasn't needed an open Sourceforge account system. However, there is nothing stopping you from distributing RPMs of Barry for RPM Fusion / FC10 as long as you follow the GPL, of course. I would highly encourage inclusion of Barry in distros. So far, Mandriva and Debian are on board. Are you a Fedora package maintainer? Should I count you as the official Fedora contact person for Barry? I'd like to see Barry included as a full part of Fedora. According to the FAQ for RPM Fusion, Fusion "distributes packages that have been deemed unacceptable to Fedora due to licensing or patent issues." (http://rpmfusion.org/FAQ) I would hope that Barry is acceptable to the main Fedora tree, considering it is licensed under the GPL, but that is not my call. So I'd prefer to register a request with Fedora to include Barry in their main source tree. (I understand this process includes filing a bug, and either volunteering to maintain the package, or hoping someone else does.) If that is not possible, I'd then gladly accept inclusion in RPM Fusion. Comments welcome. Thanks, - Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel
