Hi, We do not, at Savannah, know if a package should be GNU or not.
When a packages wants to be GNU, we first review it for non-GNU hosting, then we point the user to http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html . Then the GNU Evaluation team, and eventually RMS, decide if and how the package can be GNU. As far as I'm concerned, I am the maintainer of a GNU package which is based on non-GNU software from various sources, so I guess it's ok to include p2c in the Modula-2 package. Gaius, you need to ask confirmation to the GNU Eval team anyway, and talk with them in order to get your Modula-2 frontend reviewed for GNU approval. I add them in Cc :) -- Sylvain On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 07:43:42PM -0500, Brett Smith wrote: > Hello, > > We recently received the mail below at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. It more > concerns GNU policy than actual license questions, though, so I > thought it would be best to pass it on to you. > > Do you think you might be able to provide a reply? If not, let me > know, and I'll see who else I should try to ask. > > Thanks, > > ============================================================================== > Subject: question on GPL > Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:33:58 +0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Gaius Mulley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to get the project I'm lead developer for accepted into > Savannah as an official GNU project. I'm working on GNU Modula-2 - a > front end for GCC. > > GNU Modula-2 is written in Modula-2 and C. Currently within GNU > Modula-2 I'm using a modified copy of `p2c' which performs the > bootstrapping of the Modula-2 sources into C. > > Now p2c is GPL'd but the p2c project is a not official GNU project as > defined by Savannah (but it is held on Savannah as an unofficial piece > of GNU software, GPL v2). So my question is how should I proceed in > order to get GNU Modula-2 an official GNU Project? > > (i) create diffs from the modifications I've made to p2c > and have some script recreate the p2c sources currently present in > GNU Modula-2 by downloading a p2c-1.20 tar ball and applying > the set of diffs. Or.. > > (ii) am I allowed to include the p2c sources as part of GNU > Modula-2 and still obtain official GNU software status? > Or would the fact that p2c is not official GNU software > `taint' GNU Modula-2? Basically I not quite sure how the GPL > relates to official and non official GNU software. Ie because > p2c is GPL'd can I #include it into GNU Modula-2.. > > Maybe I've missed a FAQ on this somewhere, _______________________________________________ Savannah-help-public mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers