european data grid

2003-10-13 Thread A Mennucc
hi I think that the following license is free (according to DFSG) http://eu-datagrid.web.cern.ch/eu-datagrid /license.html but I would like your opinion on that. a.

please comment on mplayer 1.0-pre-cvs

2004-03-28 Thread A Mennucc
hi following the discussion started by Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have prepared a new packaging of 'mplayer' the files are in http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge I have tried my best to address all known issues: 1) the package contains the detailed Copyright made by Diego Biurrun 2

please comment on mplayer 1.0-pre-cvs

2004-03-28 Thread A Mennucc
hi following the discussion started by Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have prepared a new packaging of 'mplayer' the files are in http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge I have tried my best to address all known issues: 1) the package contains the detailed Copyright made by Diego Biurrun

please comment on mplayer 1.0-pre-cvs

2004-03-28 Thread A Mennucc
hi following the discussion started by Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have prepared a new packaging of 'mplayer' the files are in http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge I have tried my best to address all known issues: 1) the package contains the detailed Copyright made by Diego Biurrun

mplayer

2004-03-30 Thread A Mennucc
I have uploaded mplayer_1.0.cvs20030324-1 to incoming (this package has small differences wrt the package that I announced on Saturday) and I have put it into http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge comments: * following the discussion started by Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://lists.d

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-04 Thread A Mennucc
Andrew Suffield wrote: Intermediate cases require the exercise of judgement, as always. A photograph of the Eiffel Tower is probably the best we're going to get; there's only one of them and it won't fit in the archive. A photograph of a PCB layout, constructed by a secret program, is not a reasona

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-04 Thread A Mennucc
Matthew Garrett wrote: Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That example was carefully selected. You don't *get* another chance to take a picture of a lightning bolt. They only last a second or two, and every one is unique. That photo is the only one that will ever exist. (jpeg-compressed

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-04 Thread A Mennucc
Justin Pryzby wrote: On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 03:47:32PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 03:25:48PM -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote: Obfuscated code does not satisfy DFSG#2. I hope nobody seriously disagrees with this. Let's not be so fast with this. I haven't taken a

Re: Let's stop feeding the NVidia cuckoo

2005-03-04 Thread A Mennucc
Luke Schierer wrote: On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:20:31PM +, Matthew Garrett wrote: Why does it depend on what the upstream author is using as source? How does that affect the recipient's ability to modify the work? because the recipient has the same ability to modify the source that th

Re: mplayer, the time has come

2005-04-12 Thread A Mennucc
MJ Ray told me I never properly answered this question; sorry. Here is my answer Glenn Maynard wrote: On Thu, Feb 24, 2005 at 10:08:42PM +0100, Sebastien NOEL wrote: * You removed libmpdvdkit2/ because US laws suck. Why don't you remove also libfaad2/ which is full of patents problems ?

Design Science License (in freevo)

2008-01-10 Thread A Mennucc
hi d-legal, I am taking care of the (forthcoming) freevo packages. Some artwork is covered by the attached Design Science License. Is it fine to include that stuff in the package and upload? (I would say yes, but you may have a more informed opinion). a. DESIGN SCIENCE LICENSE TERMS AND CONDIT

mplayer, the time has come

2005-02-14 Thread A Mennucc
hi I have uploaded a new version of the 'mplayer' package for Debian, namely version 1.0pre6-1 (Unfortunately it does not show yet in the new queue at http://qa.debian.org/~anibal/debian-NEW.html but it is also accessible at http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge ) I REALLY think that the t

Re: mplayer, the time has come

2005-02-14 Thread A Mennucc
mplayer_1.0pre6a-1_i386.deb is linked against libxvidcore sorry folks I have compiled and uploaded mplayer_1.0pre6a-2_i386.deb it is also accessible at http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge thanx emfox for pointing out a. -- Andrea Mennucc "Ukn ow,Ifina llyfixe dmysp acebar.ohwh att

Re: mplayer, the time has come

2005-02-15 Thread A Mennucc
Ken Bloom wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:46:38 +0100, A Mennucc wrote: There have been two main problems keeping mplayer out of Debian: licenses and copyrights. Licenses: the upstream code contains some code that is protected by (more or less) actively enforced licenses: DeCSS code to decode

[Fwd: Re: mplayer, the time has come]

2005-02-15 Thread A Mennucc
sorry I sent this reply to the wrong list I also add two missing answers MJ Ray wrote: Andrea Mennucc wrote: I have uploaded a new version of the 'mplayer' package for Debian, namely version 1.0pre6-1 I have reviewed this package, but I've not tried building it

Re: [Fwd: Re: mplayer, the time has come]

2005-02-17 Thread A Mennucc
MJ Ray wrote: Please don't cc me or send me HTML duplicates (see also debian lists code of conduct). Thanks to Henning Makholm for replying already with some answers I couldn't remember. I agree with all of that post. Further, it looks like this doesn't need to be a native package. a. wrote: MJR

Re: [Fwd: Re: mplayer, the time has come]

2005-02-17 Thread A Mennucc
Henning Makholm wrote: Scripsit A Mennucc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> debianizer - isn't there a debian/rules way to do this now? no way at all Yes way. Look up the documentation of 'debian/rules get-orig-source' in policy. sorry there was a deep misunderstanding her

Re: [Fwd: Re: mplayer, the time has come]

2005-02-17 Thread A Mennucc
MJ Ray wrote: A Mennucc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ideally, mplayer should have entered Debian some two years ago. This is not an ideal world. In this real world, mplayer is not in the archive, and my first priority is getting it in there. [...] OK, back to priority one: copyrigh

Re: [Fwd: Re: mplayer, the time has come]

2005-02-17 Thread A Mennucc
I am sorry : I see that some parts of my previous e-mail may sound harsher than they intended to be MJ Ray wrote: A Mennucc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If mplayer is so free, so why is it so darn difficult to have it in Debian??? [...] I hope that's enough of a "why&q