Otavio Salvador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Package: grub2 >> Version: 1.94-1 >> Severity: normal >> >> grub-install depends on the utility "ofpathname" in powerpc-utils >> (http://ppc64-utils.ozlabs.org/). >> >> This is not the same as the powerpc-utils in Debian, and it is >> licensed under the IBM Common Public License. It's not clear >> if this is DFSG-free (I asked on -legal). > > Can you notice us when you know the anwser?
I got one reply back. There are other CPL licensed projects in main
already, so I can package it.
>> This might be substituted with the "ofpath" utility which is
>> part of yaboot, but they are completely independent
>> implementations which are not completely identical.
>
> How difficult might be move for it? Also, might be good to talk with
> GRUB developers and ask them to support both if possible.
I will probably take over yaboot maintenance (it's orphaned at the
moment), at which point I can look at moving it to powerpc-utils, or
simply copying it over. It's GPL, so it (with the copyright holders'
approval) could be dropped straight into grub2 CVS.
The syntax of the two is slightly different (one has a trailing ':').
The yaboot version is better at disk devices, whereas the IBM version
is more modern (using sysfs) and supports a wider range of hardware.
It might be best to merge the best features of both projects; I'll
discuss it with both upstreams (the licensing might be an issue).
For yaboot, integration with debian-installer was an issue, so it
reimplements shell features which the IBM version does not. This
might also be an issue with grub2.
Regards,
Roger
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