On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:12:07 -0400 Kete <k...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > On Wednesday August 4, 2010 8:43:35 am Karl Goetz wrote: > > On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:54:54 -0400 > > > > Kete <k...@suddenlink.net> 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 kgo...@epicfail: ~ $ 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 -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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