On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 06:22:51PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org > This mail was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Terry Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> described the package as follows: > License: gpl > Other License: > Package: Narya Forum and Project Incubator > System name: narya > Type: non-GNU > > Description: > The "Narya" Project is a web-application-based Forum and Project-Incubator which > will (eventually) combine discussion, workflow and content management, collaborative > development, full-text document and data archive, brick-and-mortar library > integration, collective financing, reverse auction, catalog sales, and manufacturing > and service resource planning into an open free-market model based on the principles > of open-source development. Its central design paradigm is a hierarchical topic tree > with multiple topic views derived from content and integrated applications.
Note that Savannah supports projects of the Free Software movement, not projects of the Open Source movement. We are careful about ethical issues and insist on producing software that is not dependent on proprietary software. While Open Source as defined by its founders means something pretty close to Free Software, it's frequently misunderstood. For more information, read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html > > > > More detail is available at http://www.narya.net and links thereunder. In order to release your project properly and unambiguously under the GPL, please place copyright notices and permission-to-copy statements at the beginning of every file of source code. I have seen at least one file that didn't have the copyright notices and permission-to-copy statements. In addition, if you haven't already, please copy a copy of the plain text version of the GPL, available from (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt), into a file named "COPYING". Additional instructions are available from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html. The GPL FAQ explains why these procedures must be followed. To learn why a copy of the GPL must be included with every copy of the code, for example, go to http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyMustIInclude > > > > The last published source code may be found in the Sourceforge project CVS for > http://sourceforge.net/projects/spacelift . I am currently in the middle of a > massive reorganization of the code, and have not uploaded the result. However, this > does not involve substantial new code or dependencies so much as a reorganization of > existing code. Basically, I'm looking to start over with the CVS, since the > directory structure is now quite different from the original. > > > > I wrote a paper for presentation at the 2003 International Space Development > Conference in San Jose, which is included in (gv-compatible) PDF at > http://www.anansispaceworks.com/papers_html > > which describes the current design changes. > > > > Other Software Required: > Python 2.1+ > > Zope 2.5.1+ > > VarImage 2.3+ (a Zope Product I maintain) > > Various python libraries: stripogram, pystemmer, python imaging library > > I expect to have components dependent on pythoncad, pyogg, pyvorbis, and several > other components. Maybe even Blender at some point. By its nature, Narya will tend > to accumulate a lot of dependencies, since it is basically a highly-pluggable > framework. > > > > Regarding "Java 2" and the clientside, I've written a description of some of the > options at http://www.narya.net/client_html . We have a bit of a problem in finding > adequate clientside tools to integrate that don't require Swing or other Java 2 > features, and I feel I will need help from other people interested in an effective > free clientside for more advanced Narya features. But this is certainly an > important goal for us. > I didn't have the time to read the full paper. Your project requires proprietary software and cannot be hosted on Savannah for this reason. Savannah is willing to provide resources and time to developers writing Free Software that can be used without the need to ask permission from a proprietary software vendor. If, someday, you get free of those dependencies (see http://www.gnu.org/software/java for more information), do not hesitate to resubmit your project. Thank you for your understanding. Are developing a client that uses only free software? If you do we can host your project. It is not possible to host the free client here and the non free client here too. Regards, Rudy > > > > > Other Comments: > An older version of this project is in the Source Forge CVS for the "spacelift" > project, but there have been substantial changes, and the project has grown to the > point where it really needs to have its own site. Essentially this is a point where > we need a "new start" on the CVS, anyway. Eventually, of course, Narya will be able > to host its own project site, but it is not that stable yet (by a long shot!). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Message sent via/by Savannah > http://savannah.gnu.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Savannah-hackers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers -- Rudy Gevaert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web page http://www.webworm.org GNU/Linux for schools http://www.nongnu.org/glms Savannah hacker http://savannah.gnu.org _______________________________________________ Savannah-hackers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers
