Bug#694418: Fwd: Bug#694418: ITP: fits -- Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
Hello, as ole already mentioned the source package name is far too generic. I'm not familiar with java packaging policies, but I would also expect nom.tam to appear somewhere in the package name or description. It would make it clear on first sight which java fits library it is. I coudl not find Ole's email or any other, but I just looked at http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/fits/java/v1.0 and from there I would think that libfits-java would be fine. An alternative would possibly be libnasa-fits-java but in my perception this would overdo it. There is qfits-tools, python3-pyfits, libcfitsio3, libastro-fits-cfitsio-perl, fitscheck and tcl-fitstcl already in the archive. I am also with pkg-java. My suggestion would be to leave it with debian-science, though. If sponsoring is not yet settled, feel free contacting me. Many greetings Steffen
Bug#694418: ITP: fits -- Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
On 30/11/2012 14:41, Florian Rothmaier wrote: Am 26.11.2012 17:10, schrieb Olе Streicher: * Since the original code is under PD, would you consider to put the Debian package under a less restrictive license than GPL? I sent a mail to debian-legal to ask which license should be chosen for debian/* in case the sources are in the public domain. If the original code is really public domain, it is not DFSG compatible. I suggest the author pick a very non restrictive license if it is what he meant. WTFPL2 is my favorite, some others are less crude :; Jérémy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50b8c834.6000...@melix.org
Bug#694418: ITP: fits -- Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
Hi Florian, Florian Rothmaier froth...@ari.uni-heidelberg.de writes: * Package name: fits [...] * License : public-domain Some short comments: * I would not name the (source) package fits since this is too short and misleading (I would expect a generic fits handling package there, not a java specific one). Since it is a java package, fits-java or libfits-java (the same as your library package) would IMO fit better. * Since the original code is under PD, would you consider to put the Debian package under a less restrictive license than GPL? * I would announce the ITP also in the debian-java mailing list, and also ask for review and sponsorship in all three lists (mentors, science, java). Cheers Ole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ytzehjggx9q@news.ole.ath.cx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ytzehjggx9q@news.ole.ath.cx
Bug#694418: ITP: fits -- Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Florian Rothmaier froth...@ari.uni-heidelberg.de * Package name: fits Version : 1.10.0 Upstream Author : Thomas A. McGlynn thomas.a.mcgl...@nasa.gov * URL : http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/fits/java/ * License : public-domain Programming Lang: Java Description : Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is the standard data format in astronomy used for the transport, analysis, and archival storage of scientific data sets. This library provides efficient I/O for FITS images and binary tables. All basic FITS formats and gzip compressed files are supported. This package is built in preparation to build TOPCAT (the Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables). A git repository has been created at http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=debian-science/packages/fits.git . Any kind of packaging help or comments on the current status of this package is appreciated. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121126110705.6633.87136.reportbug@auva224
Bug#694418: Fwd: Bug#694418: ITP: fits -- Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
hi, as ole already mentioned the source package name is far too generic. I'm not familiar with java packaging policies, but I would also expect nom.tam to appear somewhere in the package name or description. It would make it clear on first sight which java fits library it is. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50b3b74b.3020...@googlemail.com
