On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 01:35:26PM +0200, Andrea Mennucc wrote: > What Christian Marillat has been doing was surely done with good intentions > in mind; and indeed I have already asked him for any help he wishes to > provide; but there were some problems/issues. > > (btw: didn't you ask yourself > "why Christian Marillat's package is not Debian?")
Because I known why it has not been in Debian so far. > > > Let us review the history of mplayer-in-debian (afaik it) > > 0) mplayer has a debian directory in CVS; and it has been > possible to dpkg-buildpackage it using that directory for a long > time ( at least since 26 Feb 2001); Darius Pietrzak manages those files So what? I know some applications with a debian directory in CVS but with a different debian packaging in Debian. > 0bis) Darius Pietrzak has filed an ITP for mplayer in Debian wnpp [3] So what? The one who uploads the first wins. > 1) Christian Marillat has released many packages (the first on 26 Feb 2001, > according to the changelog); but > > 1a) he has not obtained permission from the authors: quite on the > opposite, the authors had asked to NOT package mplayer [1] [2] If you don't have permission to redistribute software as a Debian package, it is not free software. Obtaining permission is just a matter of courtesy. > 2a) the different parts of the source code of mplayer were subject to > different licenses, and this prohibited a binary packaging of > them all together [2] That's why it has not been in Debian so far. > > > > You don't seem to have understood what cooperative work > > means. > > you don't seem to have read the policy: it clearly states > > "We reserve the right to restrict files from being included anywhere in > our archives if > * their use or distribution would break a law, > * there is an ethical conflict in their distribution or use, > * we would have to sign a license for them, or > * their distribution would conflict with other project policies." It has nothing to do with the ongoing discussion. I didn't talk at all about not having it in Debian. You're just repackaging something that has already been packaged. > and in the mantainer's guide [4]: > # you should contact program's author(s) to check if they agree with > packaging it. It is important to be able to consult with author(s) > about the program in case of any program specific problems, so don't > try to package unmaintained pieces of software. Yes, you _should_, not you _must_. Please read it more carefully next time. -- J�r�me Marant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
