Re: [jcasey@gnu.org: Free Software Foundation Database]
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>>>>> "Stephane" == Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@pasteur.fr> writes:
Stephane> On Wednesday 17 May 2000, at 11 h 54, the keyboard of Janet Casey
Stephane> <jcasey@gnu.org> wrote:
>> A "GNU package" is one which has been reviewed by our evaluators, and
>> for which the rights have been assigned to the FSF.
Stephane> Therefore, your base is currently broken, since there is
Stephane> at least one package (echoping) whose rights never have
Stephane> been assigned to the FSF (I submitted this entry and
Stephane> never pretended echoping to be a GNU program, although
Stephane> it is a GPL one).
There is another example, and a *very* prominent one at that:
The GIMP.
The copyright has never been transferred to the FSF when Pete and
Spence brought the GIMP into the GNU project (and it *is* an official
part of the GNU project, at least according to
www.gnu.org/software/software.html)
Stephane> I suggest you clarify that matter: first a political
Stephane> decision, is it a base of GNU software or of free
Stephane> sofwtare? Second, check the entries to see if they match
Stephane> the political choice.
The thing is misnamed, obviously... the heading has to be changed to
"Free Software Packages" (as I think Wichert already mentioned).
Or it would essentially copy software.html... the GNU Software
Packages part that is (I'd expect *that* page to be generated out of
the newly created database eventually... which would mean a) tagging
GNU packages anyway and b) putting *all* free software in, regardless
of specific license or pedigree).
Bye, J
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