Imagmagick license & various problems
Hi Folks.
I've debianized ImageMagick and uploaded it to master, in section
non-free for now. However I think I could move it to the 'graphics'
section as:
1) The license states it's free (included as attachment)
2) It doesn't include the GIF compression code
What do you think about this ?
A Debian user would like to change the default cache size (16MB) for
the display program to something more suitable for small systems.
I don't want to modify the source unnecessarily. This cache size can
be controlled through a X resource. I'm considering the following
options:
1) Change this to something smaller (making the manpage wrong) in
/etc/X11/Xdefaults.
2) Make a postinst script to ask the user about it. (I don't like
this solution, if every package asked small details like this, it
would be a nightmare).
3) Document the problem in the doc file.
Once again, are there any advices on this ?
BTW, I've sent a message to debian-changes to inform users about the upload of the package, but the message never came out. What's the procedure to send a message to debian-changes ?
Phil.
Copyright 1996 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this
software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby
granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice
appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and
that the name of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company not be
used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of
the software without specific, written prior permission. E.
I. du Pont de Nemours and Company makes no representations
about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company disclaims all warranties
with regard to this software, including all implied warranties
of merchantability and fitness, in no event shall E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company be liable for any special,
indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever
resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an
action of contract, negligence or other tortious action,
arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of
this software.
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