Hi! The packaging for debian goes pretty well and I would like to request for a sponsor in debian soon. The only thing preventing this so far is the unclear licencing situation and maybe the lack of some documentation (manpages etc.). I already work on some rudimentary manpages that will the do job so this won't be an issue. So have you decided on a licence yet? MIT or GPL would be fine with debian (apparently there are several types of MIT and GPL, so I'd have to know which exact type). I think the easiest way to do it would be if you send me the full licence text/copyright notices and I'll add them to the package-information. Also I wondered if you plan to make easy internationalization possible. If so I'd like to provide a german translation. Greetings Thomas (zulu9) Am Samstag, 10. Mai 2008 07:25:00 schrieb Stéphane Duchesneau: > Hello ! > Thank you for your interest and your work, I will try a debian-based > distro and see if your package works correctly for me real soon! > > For the requirements, I wrote down which packages were necessary under > Mandriva in the README file, which are basically: python-xlib, > python-pybluez (with the required bluetooth packages) and wxpython. It > shouldn't be so different under another distro. > > As for the license, it was not specified in the version I distributed > because I wasn't sure yet, but it will probably be the MIT license, > since that is what Johnny Lee wanted for wiiwhiteboard project, and > because some code (perspective.py) is based on his MIT-licensed work. > (which is, by the way, compatible with GPL, so no problem there) > > I'm happy to see that my software worked well on your configuration, > please let me know of any comments you might have! I will work hard to > bring 'calibration and options saving' real soon! > > I didn't know about the other project, I am looking at it right now for > the first time. I will try it too when I set up a debian-based distro, > so I can see and compare. I don't think a merge is possible since the > language is different, and I wouldn't want to use another > wiimote-library because the one I wrote is compatible in its "calls" > with the Windows version (wiimotelib.dll) (which makes it > cross-platform). Also, I don't program a lot in C.... Once you try > python, everything else seems ....you know, old and too complicated! > > Please keep me informed of your progress, and I will do the same! > > danke sehr, > Step > > On Wed, 2008-07-05 at 03:32 +0200, zulu9 wrote: > > Hi there! > > I am a user and contributor to the sidux-project, which is a distro based > > on debian/unstable. I plan to package gtk wiimote whiteboard for > > sidux/debian. This is my first attempt on packaging and I am no coder. > > But I can read and am willing to learn. Following some examples and > > debian-guides I already did some experimental packages at > > http://sidux-underground.com/downloads/linux-whiteboard/ > > > > They are not perfect yet as I am still unsure about the depends (based > > mostly on guessing for now) and licencing (is it MIT like the original > > one or gpl or something else?). > > > > So I just wanted to inform you, what I try to do in the hope to get some > > advice/feedback. > > I am also trying to do similar with another whiteboard-project for Linux: > > http://code.google.com/p/linux-whiteboard/ > > Probably you already know about this one. Maybe you can comment on the > > possibilty of a future cooperation or even a merge. > > > > This is all part of a project I started for sidux to use the > > wiimote-whiteboard idea in schools or universities. > > http://sidux.wordpress.com/category/wiimote-project/ (de) > > > > Last but not least: Thanks for you work! Please keep going! :D > > > > Greetings, > > Thomas Knott (zulu9)
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