Re: Bug#843325: ITP: waf -- Tool for configuring, building, and installing projects

Piotr Ożarowski wrote: > [Walter Landry, 2016-11-08] >> Doing a quick search >> >> curl -s >> https://codesearch.debian.net/results/22044ee2fe5c4350/packages.json | jq -r >> '.Packages[]' | wc -l > > this result is no longer available Oh bo

Bug#843717: ITP: tablator -- Universal table translator for astronomy

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Walter Landry * Package name: tablator Version : 1.0.0 Upstream Author : Walter Landry * URL : https://github.com/Caltech-IPAC/tablator * License : GPL Programming Lang: C++ Description : Universal table

Bug#843570: ITP: json5-parser -- C++ library to parse JSON5

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Walter Landry * Package name: json5-parser Version : 1.0.0 Upstream Author : Walter Landry * URL : https://github.com/Caltech-IPAC/json5_parser * License : MIT and BSD Programming Lang: C++ Description : C

Bug#843325: ITP: waf -- Tool for configuring, building, and installing projects

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Walter Landry * Package name: waf Version : 1.9.5 Upstream Author : Thomas Nagy * URL : http://waf.io/ * License : BSD Programming Lang: Python Description : Tool for configuring, building, and installing

Re: ITP: debian-backports-keyring -- GnuPG archive key of the backports.org repository

a different opinion on what "bad" (as opposed to non-DFSG free) means, which is why the list is open for discussion. Since Francesco does make pains to point out when he disagrees with official policy, I see nothing wrong with his posts. Cheers, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ITP: debian-backports-keyring -- GnuPG archive key of the backports.org repository

a number of positions of authority in Debian, including ftpmaster and DPL, I think that Francesco's response was not irrational. Since a current ftpmaster has explicitly said that these notices are no longer necessary, Francesco can probably relent. Personally, I received similar criti

Re: discussion with the FSF: GPLv3, GFDL, Nexenta

y stops some people from > being willing to participate; just as potentially giving up patent rights > stops Microsoft from being willing to distribute Linux. The requirement to pet a cat, even if it is only required if convenient, also only stops some people from being willing to par

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

n practice. Other than that, I think I covered all of the truly problematic cases (as opposed to just being really annoying). Cheers, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sun Java available from non-free

f people. Since the ftpmasters decided not to do that, it is appropriate to complain about their ineptness in analysing the license. Cheers, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Results of the meeting in Helsinki about the Vancouver proposal

Wouter Verhelst wrote: > "Vancouver" has gotten a very specific meaning in the Debian > community: one of a visionary proposal[1] that received quite its > share of flames from many Debian contributors, including > myself. Since it appeared to many of us that the intentional result > of this propos

Re: plagiarism of reiserfs by Debian

in software being non-free. Actually, what Hans Reiser should do is assign copyright for parts of the work to all of his sponsors. Then, an "appropriate copyright notice" would list all of their names. That would be fully within the letter of the GPL. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED]