Re: RFS: sqlline
Ok with me. On both parts. :)
Best regards,
// Ola
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 09:34:18PM +0200, Damien Raude-Morvan wrote:
> Le Monday 04 August 2008 06:47:41 Ola Lundqvist, vous avez écrit :
> > Hi
> >
> > I have two comments on this package.
> >
> > 1) Please consider to name the package sqlline-java or similar. Not
> > strictly necessary but it do not clutter the namespace as much. :)
>
> AFAIK (and i'm not currently a DD :), and as said in [1], Java program "are
> ordinary programs, from the user point of view" so I dont see the need of
> appending "-java" to package name. For example, we don't append "-python" to
> every python program (take GRAMPS or apt-listchanges). We don't need to
> clutter package's names with programming language :)
>
> > 2) Do not strip the .orig.tar.gz file unless strictly necessary. In this
> > case I can not see that it is necessary. It would be good to ask upstream
> > if it is possible to release one version without GPL references... If that
> > is necessary is up to the ftp masters to decide though when accepting the
> > package.
>
> You're right, it's best to get a new release from upstream without GPL crufts
> but Marc Prud'hommeaux (upstream author) answer to me :
> "
> Unfortunately, I'm not going to have any time to make a new SQLLine
> release in the near future correcting the issue of the license file.
> "
>
> So for now, I'll revert to pristine upstream tarball and make a note in
> debian/README.source. Is it ok for you ?
>
> [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/x86.html
> --
> Damien Raude-Morvan / www.drazzib.com
>
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