Hello Bas, Is the source archive okay to be packaged?
I am thinking to start this but if there are still issues with license, I prefer not.. On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Rashad Kanavath <[email protected] > wrote: > Hello Bas, > > No no patches for fixing copyright. I got a new patch release from ossim > 1.8.20-2 > > http://download.osgeo.org/ossim/source/ossim-1.8.20/ossim-1.8.20-2.tar.gz > > Would it help? > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Rashad Kanavath < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 14-12-15 11:37, Rashad Kanavath wrote: >>> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg < >>> [email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> On 14-12-15 10:47, Rashad Kanavath wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote: >>> >>>> On 14-12-15 09:19, Rashad Kanavath wrote: >>> >>>>> There are issue with embedded sources inside ossim >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> GeoTrans >>> >>>>> shapelib >>> >>>>> matrix lib >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> But in the debian/copyright file, I found notes explaining these >>> stuff. >>> >>>>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-grass/ossim.git/tree/debian/copyright#n171 >>> >>>> >>> >>>> What are the issues with these embedded sources? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> shapelib is packaged, but the others are not. As long as their >>> licensing >>> >>>> is not problematic, they don't have to be excluded from a repacked >>> >>>> upstream tarball. >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Okay. This was a mistake on my side of being not clear. I was saying >>> >>> embedded sources are not a good idea. I consider this an "issue". I >>> have >>> >>> asked them to allow use external geotrans instead of embedded >>> sources. >>> >>> >>> >>> https://packages.debian.org/sid/utils/geotranz >>> >> >>> >> Embedded copies are an issue in general, but the severity depends on >>> >> whether the code has license issues and if the Debian package is >>> >> actually usable instead of the embedded copy. >>> >> >>> >> Rule of thumb: Using embedded copies for building the Debian package >>> is >>> >> strongly discouraged, if we have the software packaged that should be >>> >> used instead. If the embedded code has license issues, it must be >>> >> excluded from the repacked upstream tarball. >>> >> >>> >> The geotranz hasn't been updated since 2014-01-05, and seemingly only >>> >> because it was NMUed before. We should talk to the maintainer about >>> >> moving the package to the Debian GIS team where it can benefit from >>> team >>> >> maintenance. >>> >> >>> > >>> > for ossim-1.8.20, I think we can stick to internal copy. the work on >>> moving >>> > geotrans is not completed. >>> > >>> > It started at the end of 1.8.20 release. Also if geotranz needs to be >>> moved >>> > to debiangis, I will stick to embedded sources. >>> > >>> > one more question regarding the inconsistency of licenses.. >>> > >>> > I can add an issue on bugtracker with a patch and then later include in >>> > debian sources >>> > >>> > would it help ? >>> >>> If you don't wait for the fixed upstream release, the patch needs to be >>> included in the Debian package at least too. FTP master may not be happy >>> that the license view differs significantly between patches-applied and >>> not. I'm not happy with that for license & copyright review either. >>> >>> Okay. then forget it. We wait for next ossim release. >> >> >>> Is there an issue in the OSSIM tracker about the license inconsistency >>> already? >>> >>> Not yet. I was going to add one if that helps with packaging. But from >> what you said it is better to wait for next release. >> >> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Bas >>> >>> -- >>> GPG Key ID: 4096R/6750F10AE88D4AF1 >>> Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Rashad >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Rashad > -- Regards, Rashad
