Several octave-forge packages have been updated to Debian unstable and are waiting in the NEW queue [1] for ftp-master approval.
In building the Debian packages, we found some licensing problems. We are maintaining a TODO file with the list of issues, available in our SVN repository [2] (you will find below the current version of this file). Some of these problems have been already reported and discussed in octave-dev. We decided to go ahead and upload the packages despite of the above, essentially because we believe these are not real problems, just cases needing clarifications. We thank the octave-dev developers in advance for fixing the issues listed. [1] http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html [2] http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-octave/octave-forge-pkgs/TODO?op=file&rev=0&sc=0 Rafael ====================================================================== copyright stuff (things that still need some review) audio: aurecord.1 (Dirk Edenbuettel) endpoint.doc (?) sample.wav (GPL is not a good idea, unless that file was created with a hex editor) src/Make* communications: doc/comms.pdf (no source shipped (included in SVN)? => mail sent to octave-forge list) inst/doc.info (same) econometrics: kernel_density_cvscore.m (no license statement) kernel_regression_cvscore (ditto) fixed general: inst/fcnchk.m (trivial fucntion, no copyright statement) gsl: src/double_double_to_double.cc.template, src/int_int_double_to_double.cc.template, src/double_mode_to_double.cc.template, src/int_to_double.cc.template src/double_to_double.cc.template, src/int_double_to_double.cc.template (no copyright statement) image: src/__magick_read__.cc (no copyright statement) bwimage.cc (no license conditions) linear-algebra: src/test_gsvd.m (no copyright statement, it is just a test script) miscellaneous: inst/grep.m, inst/inz.m, inst/nze.m, src/octave.dtd, src/listencanfork.c (no copyright statement) src/listen.cc (no copyright statement, contains code taken from the Unix Programming FAQ, Copyright © 2000 Andrew Gierth, but without license conditions) nnet: doc/pdf/neuralNetworkToolboxForOctaveUsersGuide.pdf (no copyright statement, no sources) octcdf: inst/example_netcdf.m, inst/example_opendap.m (no copyright statement) odepkg: inst/doc.info (no copyright owner, no sources) optim: inst/wsolve.m (no copyright owner) doc/mintoolkit.pdf (no copyright statement, no sources) doc/optim-mini-howto-2.pdf (no copyright year, no sources; it's GFDL, is it DFSG-compatible?) optiminterp: inst/example_optiminterp.m (no copyright statement) parallel: src/swab.h (no copyright statement) plot: inst/zoom.m (dummy file; I think it is okay to distribute it without copyright statement) src/grab.cc, src/gpick.cc These files contain the statement * This contains bits of code hacked from the * X Consortium and from Octave. Please see the * appropriate licences. The rest is mine, and * you can do what you want with that part. What should we do? inst/ginput.m (seems to be GPL, but has unclear statement) signal: inst/flattopwin.m (file in public domain but without copyright statement) inst/hann.m (one-line function without copyright statement) sockets: src/sockets.cc (no copyright statement; should we assume the same as in DESCRITPION?) symbolic: doc/symbolic.html (no source and/or no copyright statement) vrml: doc/vrml-mini-howto-1.pdf (no source) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev