Hi BOSS Linux and others, [cc'ing Prema S. as formal C-DAC contact at Debian census page] Quoting Amey Abhyankar (2015-09-22 08:25:27) > On 22 September 2015 at 11:23, BOSS Linux <bosslinux.cdac@gmail.com> > wrote: >> BOSS is officially a part of Debian Derivatives > > Fantastic! Yup. I fully agree it is great that BOSS is based on Debian (which is no news - BOSS was based on Debian also last I checked 4 years ago too), and even greater to learn that it is still actively maintained. > -Can some1 add information about BOSS here? I don't have access to > edit this page = http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros There's info here: https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/BOSSlinux That page is used also by automated tools, so edit with caution. >> and the Official BOSS releases for public domain contains packages >> ONLY from main section of Debian and thus there is no question of >> "suing" for any reason. I fully agree there's no reason to sue¹ BOSS here. But it is incorrect that public accessible BOSS is a Debian Pure Blend - some parts are not pristine Debian packages but derived. To take an example, the package "alacarte" was patched to include Kashmiri languages: http://deriv.debian.net/BOSSlinux/patches/a/alacarte/alacarte_0.13.2-1_alacarte_0.13.2-1boss2.patch During my brief visit to India in 2011 I met with C-DAC and we discussed ways to improve relationship with Debian. C-DAC then sent 3 of their developers to our MiniDebconf in Mangalore with few days notice, and sponsored my travel costs while in India (I met with students in Hyderabad, Mengaluru and Bengaluru). Sadly those developers left the company few months after our meetings, as far as I heard, and C-DAC and I didn't keep in touch in other ways. Would C-DAC perhaps be interested in a renewed effort to work closer? My girlfriend and I will likely visit India at the end on 2015, this time with specific aim of collaborating closely with Debian derivatives. Would C-DAC be interested in e.g. hosting Siri and me in Chennai in two weeks of december to work for 2 weeks directly with BOSS developers? Would other Debian enthusiasts happen to be in or near Chennai at the time and be interested in attending such work sessions or some of them? Kind regards, - Jonas ¹ I agree also with others in this thread that an eventual lawsuit would be for copyright holders to consider: Debian mainly distributes code of others and hold copyright only for small pieces like the installer. ² Sadly for C-DAC - as I was told the developers themselves were excited about their new opportunities. -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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