From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Boskovits?= Subject: Re: xkblayout-state Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 09:14:36 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87fu3ij2a3.fsf@gmail.com> <20180426184319.GA9681@jasmine.lan> <20180426204720.GA20666@jasmine.lan> <9493F42D-98E5-4742-9D2F-9BDA1152107D@famulari.name> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c83556056b47f4ff" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55291) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fE8Rr-0001EV-Rt for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 03 May 2018 03:14:41 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fE8Rq-000461-CC for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 03 May 2018 03:14:39 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-x232.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::232]:51675) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fE8Rq-00045N-4o for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 03 May 2018 03:14:38 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-x232.google.com with SMTP id n202-v6so20008583ita.1 for ; Thu, 03 May 2018 00:14:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Leo Famulari Cc: help-guix --000000000000c83556056b47f4ff Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 2018-04-27 16:09 GMT+02:00 G=C3=A1bor Boskovits : > > > Leo Famulari ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2018. =C3= =A1pr. 27., P > 15:56): > >> >> >> On April 26, 2018 4:53:56 PM EDT, "G=C3=A1bor Boskovits" >> wrote: >> >2018-04-26 22:47 GMT+02:00 Leo Famulari : >> > >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 08:15:23PM +0000, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits wrote: >> >> > Sorry if I misunderstood, the intention of the author is clearly to >> >> licence >> >> > the work as gpl, but some files are missing the gpl clause. Also a >> >copy >> >> of >> >> > the license is omitted. It is mandated by term 1 of gpl. If this >> >partial >> >> > application of gpl makes this a free software, then sorry for the >> >noise. >> >> In >> >> > case this software is ok for upstream, and is not packaged yet, >> >then I >> >> > would be happy to contribute a package. >> >> >> >> Many (if not most) of our packages omit some license headers, so I >> >don't >> >> think we should count that as a blocker. >> >> >> >> As for the missing LICENSE file, that's also suboptimal, but as you >> >say, >> >> the author clearly intends to distribute the work as GPL2+. >> >> >> >> One could ask the author the include the LICENSE file, but I think we >> >> can go ahead with adding the software to Guix as it is now. >> >> >> >> What do you think? And others, do you think it's okay to go ahead >> >with >> >> packaging this program? >> >> >> > >> >Ok, I will contact the author, and ask to include a license file. I >> >will >> >prepare a patch >> >tomorrow. I've noticed one more thing, this software does not seem to >> >have >> >official >> >releases. Should I prepare the package based on the tip of current >> >master? >> >What version number should be given? >> >> Use whatever commit is recommended upstream or, if there is no >> recommendation, the latest commit. >> >> Please see the manual section Version Numbers for the full answer >> regarding the version identifier. There are two procedures, git-version = and >> git-file-name, that will be useful here. >> > > Thanks, I will have a look. > >> I have contacted upstream, informed about the issue with the licensing, and requested a release. I'm waiting for their feedback now. --000000000000c83556056b47f4ff Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2018= -04-27 16:09 GMT+02:00 G=C3=A1bor Boskovits <boskovits@gmail.com&g= t;:


Leo Fam= ulari <leo@famula= ri.name> ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2018. =C3=A1pr. 27., P 15:56):=


On April 26, 2018 4:53:56 PM EDT, "G=C3=A1bor Boskovits" <bos= kovits@gmail.com> wrote:
>2018-04-26 22:47 GMT+02:00 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>: >
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 08:15:23PM +0000, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits wro= te:
>> > Sorry if I misunderstood, the intention of the author is clea= rly to
>> licence
>> > the work as gpl, but some files are missing the gpl clause. A= lso a
>copy
>> of
>> > the license is omitted. It is mandated by term 1 of gpl. If t= his
>partial
>> > application of gpl makes this a free software, then sorry for= the
>noise.
>> In
>> > case this software is ok for upstream, and is not packaged ye= t,
>then I
>> > would be happy to contribute a package.
>>
>> Many (if not most) of our packages omit some license headers, so I=
>don't
>> think we should count that as a blocker.
>>
>> As for the missing LICENSE file, that's also suboptimal, but a= s you
>say,
>> the author clearly intends to distribute the work as GPL2+.
>>
>> One could ask the author the include the LICENSE file, but I think= we
>> can go ahead with adding the software to Guix as it is now.
>>
>> What do you think? And others, do you think it's okay to go ah= ead
>with
>> packaging this program?
>>
>
>Ok, I will contact the author, and ask to include a license file. I
>will
>prepare a patch
>tomorrow. I've noticed one more thing, this software does not seem = to
>have
>official
>releases. Should I prepare the package based on the tip of current
>master?
>What version number should be given?

Use whatever commit is recommended upstream or, if there is no recommendati= on, the latest commit.

Please see the manual section Version Numbers for the full answer regarding= the version identifier. There are two procedures, git-version and git-file= -name, that will be useful here.

Thanks, I will have a look.

I have contacted upstream, informed about the issue with the li= censing, and requested a release. I'm waiting for their feedback now.

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