Title: Help on policy
I'm at present playing with a couple of Sinclair Spectrum emulator and would like to debianize them both.
But here's the problem.
Like all computer emulator, they need the original Spectrum roms. They can be freely distributed with emulator, but Amstrad still owns the co
Hi,
Falco Cesare writes:
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a
> non-free one with the roms only
> Please note that it's a really weird situation: the programs can be
> built
>
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a non-free
> one with the roms only
>
> Please note that it's a really weird situation: the programs can be built
> without the roms, but
Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> > > The problem is that I have a debian native package (so no .diff.gz) that
> > > came from a CVS repository
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 09:28:47AM +0100, Falco Cesare wrote:
>
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a non-free
> one with the roms only
i'd go the latter route. if there are an
I'm jumping into this thread a bit late, but...
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 03:52:53PM +0100, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano
On 26 Nov 2001, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> > > > The problem is that I have a debian native packa
Adam Heath wrote:
> Never build a full release from the cvs work directory. Always cvs export to
> another directory first.
>
> Doing test builds from the cvs work dir is fine. But do final releases from a
> temp dir. Sometimes, the cvs work dir is poluted, and having a fresh checkout
> is safe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Hornburg (Racke)) writes:
> IMHO, CVS files should never part of a .tar.gz.
Why? Including CVS information enables receivers of the tarball to
quickly update their version to a more current (actually any) version.
Just transferring deltas eats less bandwidth than a check
Falco Cesare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Like all computer emulator, they need the original Spectrum roms. They can
> be freely distributed with emulator, but Amstrad still owns the copyright,
> so I can't consider them "free" according to the policy.
What is the exact license of the ROMs? Are
Title: Help on policy
I'm at present playing with a couple of Sinclair Spectrum emulator and would like to debianize them both.
But here's the problem.
Like all computer emulator, they need the original Spectrum roms. They can be freely distributed with emulator, but Amstrad still owns the co
Hi,
Falco Cesare writes:
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a
> non-free one with the roms only
> Please note that it's a really weird situation: the programs can be
> built
>
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a non-free
> one with the roms only
>
> Please note that it's a really weird situation: the programs can be built
> without the roms, but
Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> > > The problem is that I have a debian native package (so no .diff.gz) that
> > > came from a CVS repositor
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 09:28:47AM +0100, Falco Cesare wrote:
>
> What would be best?
> 1. A non-free debian package including both sources and needed roms
> 2. Two debian packages: a contrib one including the source and a non-free
> one with the roms only
i'd go the latter route. if there are a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Hornburg (Racke)) writes:
> IMHO, CVS files should never part of a .tar.gz.
Why? Including CVS information enables receivers of the tarball to
quickly update their version to a more current (actually any) version.
Just transferring deltas eats less bandwidth than a chec
Falco Cesare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Like all computer emulator, they need the original Spectrum roms. They can
> be freely distributed with emulator, but Amstrad still owns the copyright,
> so I can't consider them "free" according to the policy.
What is the exact license of the ROMs? Are
I'm jumping into this thread a bit late, but...
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 03:52:53PM +0100, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano
On 26 Nov 2001, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:16:27PM +0100, Christian Surchi wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> > > > The problem is that I have a debian native pack
Adam Heath wrote:
> Never build a full release from the cvs work directory. Always cvs export to
> another directory first.
>
> Doing test builds from the cvs work dir is fine. But do final releases from a
> temp dir. Sometimes, the cvs work dir is poluted, and having a fresh checkout
> is saf
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