Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 07:31:02PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: DEP-5 as defined in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ does not have any clause allowing us to skip license entries for certain class of files. In practice, many packages lack entries for autotools generated files which come

Re: On a policy for non-debian foss content in a mini debconf

2014-09-09 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
Hi, On 06/09/14 at 16:31 +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: Hi, There was recent discussions on debian-dug-in list [1][2] on the content of a mini debconf being planned in India during October 17 and 18. The event is being organized in an engineering college with a good track record of free

Re: debian based distro few questions

2014-09-09 Thread Mason Loring Bliss
On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 02:12:21PM +0200, Robert Szeliga wrote: for example if i do litlle change in debian distro instaling by defoult other software, remove some package can i call then my own distro with my logo, and put that operating system on my website and obtain the money from

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread Michael Gilbert
On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: You could always use the Files-Excluded field to make uscan remove those files from the upstream tarball, Too much work (at least when you are not repacking the tarball for other reasons) for absolutely no gain. Not sure how that's a

What is the current thinking in the Linux Kernel community on firmware blobs?

2014-09-09 Thread Brian Gupta
Obviously, consensus is that blobs were, and still are, essential for Linux's status as a popular commercially viable OS. I'm wondering at the same time if they are considered a necessary evil, and wonder if there would be support [1] to try to work together with vendors to free the firmware

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread David Prévot
Hi, Le 09/09/2014 17:40, Michael Gilbert a écrit : On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: You could always use the Files-Excluded field to make uscan remove those files from the upstream tarball, Too much work (at least when you are not repacking the tarball for other

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread Russ Allbery
Osamu Aoki os...@debian.org writes: It may be good to have a set of specifically defined file types for exclusion in DEP-5 policy. Then we can skip listing them in the copyright file. The helper script can generate a template for the copyright file in line with the actual practice and not

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 08:12:01PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit : Quoting Osamu Aoki (2014-09-08 17:38:41) DEP-5 as defined in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ does not have any clause allowing us to skip license entries for certain class of files. I believe the problem is not DEP-5

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-09 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 05:40:46PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: You could always use the Files-Excluded field to make uscan remove those files from the upstream tarball, Too much work (at least when you are not repacking the tarball for other reasons) for absolutely no gain. Not sure how