On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:17:01 +0100 (CET) Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Hilaire Fernandes wrote: > > > Today I've met Jean-Claude Fernandez who is the boss of the CRI. This > > orginism > > has realized Pingoo. About the non-free software, I don't really know, I > > think > > the only piece of software depending on non free software is the > > admistration > > tool written in Java. But they gonna rewrite it with free software only. > > It's true that Pingoo is a communication server right now but they are just > > starting a new project of zero administration workstation based again on > > Debian. > > So they may be interested by Debian/Education work. > I had a talk to the Pingoo-people on the Debian conference in Bordeaux > last year. I tried to convince them to *include* their project into > Debian instead of branching from Debian. In my opinion it would have > many advantages if they would do so because they would only have to handle > their own packages and would not have to manage a hole distribution. > May be they would do so in the future ... > This would enable also Debian-Jr to include their stuff. > If I *remember well*, one of the things they need with the package is to be installed automaticly so very few human-computer interaction is needed during the install, this is also the reason they need to repackage all the original package. > By the way: Is there anybody in Bordeaux this year 4.-8. July. We could > try to do some Debian-Jr discussion or (more prefered) development. Personnaly I don't know yet if I could join the event. Hilaire -- OFSET - Organization for Free Software in Education and Teaching http://www.ofset.org
