On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 16:01 -0500, Ted Smith wrote: > On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 19:19 +0100, Sebastian Gerhardt wrote: > > On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 10:36 -0500, Ted Smith wrote: > > > It also seems that Mudlet builds on Windows, and that a lot of > > > development takes place with Windows as a target. Could this be > > > problematic, or one of the things that we ask the developer about? > > > > This is similar to the Sourceforge issue. We want his software to run > > without limitations on Free Software operating systems, without any > > proprietary dependencies. If it also runs on Windows, that's fine, but > > no user should be lured to it (because of additional features in the > > Windows version or some "Works best on Windows" slogans). > > > Are there any templates for this? I would hate to say something that > accidentally reflects poorly on the FSF. I don't see any in savannah.el.
No template that I know of. I would just ask him whether his project has been tested on a free OS and runs on it without limitations. > Here's what I have so far: > > Hi, > > I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah. While > doing so I have noticed a few problems which are described below. > > A.) You have license notices, but do not have appropriate copyright > notices, especially in the files in src/ui/, or on > src/dlgTimersMainArea.cpp, src/dlgSystemMessageArea.cpp, > src/dlgTriggerMainArea.cpp. Also, the copyright notice in > src/ctelnet.cpp isn't a correct application of the GPL (the copyright > notice should look like all the other ones you have). While these files > are less than 10 lines and do not require a copyright notice, it would > be best if they had one. > > Additionally, the copyright status and license of all of the images is > unclear, as well as the copyright status and license of the > documentation and the XML in src/ui. Your project cannot be approved > until this is clarified. > > Please check > http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html for > more information, and update your files. > > B.) Savannah is meant to help developers organize a team and produce > code. This means we provide resources to projects so they can actually > manage their project, and we do not host a download area only. > > I mention this because I saw you already have a Launchpad account and a > Sourceforge account. Can you tell me how you plan to use Savannah? > > C.) "Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system that we like to > refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize the ideals of the Free Software > movement. > > Would you mind changing references to Linux as an OS to GNU/Linux? This > occurs specifically in src/ui/about_dialog.ui. > > For more information, see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html. > > D.) <windows statement> > > If you are willing to make the changes mentioned above, please provide > us with an URL to an updated tarball of your project. Upon review, we > will reconsider your project for inclusion in Savannah. > > To help us better keep track of your registration, please use the > tracker's web interface by following the link below. Do not reply > directly; the registration process is not driven by e-mail, and we will > not receive such replies. Looks fine, as far as I am concerned. Regarding the Windows statement, I wouldn't worry about this unless you really have the impression that the users will somehow be pushed to use proprietary stuff by this project.
