Re: simple batch queue system

[Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>]

Morten Kjeldgaard wrote:
> OK, so I guess we have hijacked this thread for a discussion of Torque
> packaging. Sorry about that! I hope the OP is content with the feedback so
> far, and perhaps will try out torque and help debug the packages ;-)
> 
:)

> Now I see that Steffen also has submitted the 2.3.6 branch to Debian, I have
> to go back and study some of his emails over the summer to see exactly what
> the reason was.

The arrival of 2.3.7 was the reason, and the anticipation of seeing the same package then
both in Debian and Ubuntu.

> Regarding the license, we've discussed it at length. In Ubuntu, the package
> is in "multiverse" which I gather is the equivalent of Debian "non-free". In
> my opinion, the torque software must be considered to be covered by the
> license text included in the distributed tarball. For your reference, I
> enclose as an attacment a copy of a mail I sent in january to Steffen &
> Michael where the various versions of the Torque license (all called OpenPBS
> 2.3.
> 
> I also wrote an email to one of the Torque devs (attached) but I never got a
> reply.

I got one - they (clusterresources.com) don't care about what we do and declare Torque as
a community project that they are not so much responsible for.

> I dunno, perhaps all this just adds to the confusion :-)

More of it, please.

Cheers,

Steffen