Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Florian Weimer
Luk Claes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Luk Claes
Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is in non-free for other reasons). I do

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Florian Weimer
Luk Claes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Luk Claes
Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is in non-free for other reasons). I do

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep in non-free? What do you mean, two packages named agrep? Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Cheers T. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Kster
Thomas Viehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep in non-free? What do you mean, two packages named agrep? Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Oh, excuse me. I

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section Section: non-free/text http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep in non-free? What do you mean, two packages named agrep? Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Cheers T.

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Florian Weimer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:04:12PM +0800, Wang WenRui wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not*

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt --

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Kster
Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. Well I

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section Section: non-free/text http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 So what? In the first sentence quoted, in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the upload (to non-free)? Yes. What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Wang WenRui
Hi, There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Is this the same as yours? Best regards Wang WenRui On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Hi I am

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not*

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. Well I

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section Section: non-free/text http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 So what? In the first sentence quoted, in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the upload (to non-free)? Yes. What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package

RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
Hi I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Description: Text search tool with support for approximate patterns agrep is a version of standard UNIX grep with the following enhancements: o the ability to search for approximate patterns o it

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Florian Weimer
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? (So I do not know if the patent issues

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On Wednesday of July 16 2003 19:28, Luk Claes wrote: I am glad there are no software patents in Europe (yet). Does a patent in the US have any consequences in Europe?? No, US law got nothing to do in any supreme country except US (and thanks God). Stuff need to be patented on per country

RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
Hi I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Description: Text search tool with support for approximate patterns agrep is a version of standard UNIX grep with the following enhancements: o the ability to search for approximate patterns o it

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Florian Weimer
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available.

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? (So I do not know if the patent

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On Wednesday of July 16 2003 19:28, Luk Claes wrote: I am glad there are no software patents in Europe (yet). Does a patent in the US have any consequences in Europe?? No, US law got nothing to do in any supreme country except US (and thanks God). Stuff need to be patented on per country