Bug#1055064: ITP: libsilkit4 -- library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments
Control: tags -1 wontfix Control: close -1 Details: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1055448#19: Quote: sorry for the long wait. It took some time to fix all problems and synchronize efforts within Vector. Unfortunately, we do not have a plan for community contributions in the short/midterm. This might change in the future, we (the SIL Kit team) just cannot say when it will be happening. For now, we have made the decision to post pone our efforts to package SIL Kit within the Debian archive. Instead, we will shift development completely to the public Github repo and try to grow the community with the goal to accept patches in the future. I think the best is to close this ITP and revisit it once this is not oly stamped wit a Open Source license, but also living the principles of FOSS. On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:32:15 + =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kr=E4mer=2C_Jan?= wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : libsilkit4 > Version : 4.0.37 > Upstream Author : Vector Informatik GmbH > * URL : https://github.com/vectorgrp/sil-kit > * License : MIT > Programming Lang: C++ > Description : library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments > > > The Vector SIL Kit is an open-source library for connecting Software- in-the-Loop Environments. One of the design goals of SIL Kit is to easily connect different third-party tools, such as emulators (such as QEMU), virtual machines and simulation tools. The goal of having this package within the Debian Package ecosystem is to provide users of SIL Kit an easy and unified way of installing and updating their installation of SIL Kit. > > We (Vector Informatik GmbH) would offer to package and maintain SIL Kit (libsilkit4). I (Jan Kraemer, jan.krae...@vector.com) would be the primary contact/proposed maintainer. But since we are new to the Debian community we are looking for a sponsor. > > >
Bug#1055064: ITP: libsilkit4 -- library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments
Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #1055064 Hi Jan, (recycling parts of the answer to the RFS, as this is relevant here too:) This part of the CONTRIBUTING.md concerns me: We are sorry, but at the moment, we do not accept external contributions until wehave established a contribution process. We're working behind the scenes to get this ready in the future. Until then, we would kindly ask you to not open pull requests. This stanca is older than a year (Aug 2022), so when will this happen? Sorry to be blunt, but putting a DFSG license on a piece of software and then saying we do not accept contributions, is IMHO not within the spirit of the Open Source Community, even if it might on paper fullfil the DFSG. This is also problematic for maintaining the package, as how should we, as Debian, upstream patches, for example if you are go missing for whatever reasons? Effectively, everyone with a need for changes would need to maintain a fork, and that is certainly nothing Vector could want. In Debian we do not package every software. So maybe I'll need a salse pitch here: - Why does Vector want it in the Debian archives? - Why would Debian want it to be in the Debian archives? - Are there other projects using the library that you intend to package for Debian? -- tobi
Bug#1055064: ITP: libsilkit4 -- library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: libsilkit4 Version : 4.0.37 Upstream Author : Vector Informatik GmbH * URL : https://github.com/vectorgrp/sil-kit * License : MIT Programming Lang: C++ Description : library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments The Vector SIL Kit is an open-source library for connecting Software-in-the-Loop Environments. One of the design goals of SIL Kit is to easily connect different third-party tools, such as emulators (such as QEMU), virtual machines and simulation tools. The goal of having this package within the Debian Package ecosystem is to provide users of SIL Kit an easy and unified way of installing and updating their installation of SIL Kit. We (Vector Informatik GmbH) would offer to package and maintain SIL Kit (libsilkit4). I (Jan Kraemer, jan.krae...@vector.com) would be the primary contact/proposed maintainer. But since we are new to the Debian community we are looking for a sponsor.
