Hi all, Michael Koch wrote: > Hello, > > > On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 10:44:08PM -0300, Javier Kohen wrote: > >>Could you please share with us the reasons for not closing this bug, in other >>words, why we don't yet have the latest version of ArgoUML in Debian? Namely, >>is it because of personal reasons, lack of motivation, etc., or because said >>version has known fatal bugs? > > > Arccording to http://wiki.debian.org/Java/ShouldGoToMain argouml doesnt > run with free Java runtimes yet. This lowers the motivation for working > it a lot. We want to move all Java packages to the Debian main section. > this can only be done when a package can be built and run with purely > free software. To help with this you can e.g. test argouml with free > runtimes and report bugs to upstream so they can fix it. then when these > fixes enter Debian we can reconsider argouml and update it.
Well, I am basically interested in argouml so I did a little research on the new upstream some time ago. The main problem is that they - don't ask me why - they started to use netbeans stuff for the uml model implementation. The problem is that netbeans stuff is licensed under the SPL alone which with a quick google search is likely to be undistributable by debian. So the first thing before a new upstream version will enter debian is to check if there is a clear status for the SPL with debian-legal. Thats something which still has to be done. And I have currently no time for some legal discussions. Wolfgang -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
