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Re: Bug#634015: Proposition to team-maintain m2crypto.



Package: python-m2crypto
Severity: serious

> 
> That may take a little more time, as I noted that demo/x509/proxylib.py is not
> free:
> 
>   ############################################################################
>   # Matt Rodriguez, LBNL
>   #Copyright (c) 2003, The Regents of the University of California,
>   #through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
>   #(subject to receipt of any required approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy).
>   #All rights reserved.
>   ############################################################################
> 
> Of course, this file is not used at build time and is not distributed in our
> binary packages, but if I understand well our procedures, I can not knowingly
> upload a package that contains this file.
> 
> Hence the question to the other developers: is it necessary to correct m2crypto
> source package in Stable ?  Not that I am interested to do it – you know my
> position on these files is that they should be documented but ignored otherwise
> (see http://lists.debian.org/20100124144741.GD13468@kunpuu.plessy.org ).  So
> if the answer is yes, can somebody volunteer to do the work ?
> 
> Have a nice day,
> 
> -- 
> Charles Plessy
> Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
> 
> 

It's certainly necessary for us to not distribute stuff which is not
distributable.  I'm therefore BCCing submit@bugs.debian.org, as this
should be a separate bug from the wishlist bug this is currently
attached to.

stew


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