There are packages pending for both plex86 and bochs. No point in duplicating
someone else's work...
Out of interest why would binary packages be bad?
thanks,
- Dale
On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 11:11:51AM -0800, Hausheer, Geoffrey wrote:
> The problem is that the license doesn't allow for modification of the BIOS,
> and that the license says something about "may only be used/distributed for
> use with plex86/bochs and be used only in the manner intended" (that's a
> summary not verbatim) which debian can't enforce, and thus can't distribute.
> The Debian guys have very strict policies about what licenses are
> compatible, and the VGA BIOS didn't fit. So there were questions about
> splitting the BIOS out, or putting the whole thing under non-free, and,
> well, it didn't look like any good solution could be found. Someone was
> going to write the the BIOS authors to see about getting the license changed
> as I recall.
> Hopefully it'll all get worked out eventually.
> I'm not one of the Debian Developers, and I'm only reciting this stuff from
> memory, so if you want more info go look at the archives.
> .Geoff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew Northup [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 11:10 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [plex86] Debian package
>
>
> We'd be happy to see a sources-only package on any distro, but:
> 1) we aren't quite ready yet
> 2) it MUST be a sources package--not binaries please!!!
> As for the licensing issue, I believe that a sources set can be included in
> your distro so long as it is just the sources (& the included VGA BIOS). So
> tell them that.
>
> Drew Northup, N1XIM
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> > Of Hausheer, Geoffrey
> > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 11:07 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: [plex86] Debian package
> >
> >
> > While it'd be great to have a debian package, you should look at
> > the Debian
> > Developer mailing list archives for the last month or so. There is a big
> > question as to whether plex86 can be packaged at all because of the
> > licensing of the VGA BIOS. Plus plex86 really isn't ready for binary
> > packages yet, though it is getting close (that is to say it won't be a
> > trivial package to make, and you'll need to rebuild it constantly
> > to keep it
> > current with CVS). Anyhow someone HAS ITP'd plex86, so you might as well
> > head over to debian-devel and see what's going on.
> > .Geoff
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dale Thatcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 9:17 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [plex86] Debian package
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Has anyone looked at building a Debian package? If not I'd be
> > happy to give
> > it
> > a go.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > - Dale
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
