[MBF] Handling python2.4 removal

2009-12-15 Thread Luca Falavigna
Squeze will release with Python 2.5 and Python 2.6, while Python 2.4 is scheduled for removal when no packages will depend on it. When Python 2.6 will enter unstable, Python 2.4 will be no longer supported version for module and extension building. We're proposing a MBF for the following packages

Python Bindings for MLT

2009-12-15 Thread Jonathan Thomas
Greetings! I am the developer of OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.OpenShotVideo.com), a Python video editor based on the MLT framework. My goal is to get OpenShot included in the official Debian packages. But before OpenShot can be included, I need to get the Python bindings for MLT included in

Move GPL discussion elsewhere (was: Python Policy)

2009-12-15 Thread W. Martin Borgert
Quoting "anatoly techtonik" : Given that people are tired of discussing things they've already decided for themselves I CC this to debian-legal. Addendum: Given that some Debian documents are released under the terms of the GPL (e.g. our release notes), this discussion has only little relation

Re: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-15 Thread anatoly techtonik
Given that people are tired of discussing things they've already decided for themselves I CC this to debian-legal. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Ben Finney wrote: > The Debian policy is software with source code: the DocBook source document. It is not clear why GPL notice doesn't stay in the

Re: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-15 Thread Piotr Ożarowski
please move your discussion to private or -legal -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-

Re: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-15 Thread anatoly techtonik
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Christoph Egger wrote: > anatoly techtonik schrieb: >> >> Questions like "Debian Python Policy is all about GPL. Do I have to >> release my Python package under GPL?". Most people (as you clearly >> expressed) don't care, so upstream maintainers would just avoid D