Bug#152631: ITP: grokking-the-gimp -- Grokking the GIMP is the online version of Carey Bunks' GIMP tutorial book.
Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@bluecherry.net> writes:
> > Now a few questions for debian-devel:
> >
> > 1) The license. Is the Open Publication License acceptable for Debian?
> > (http://www.opencontent.org/)
>
> Depends entirely on what options, if any, are exercised. I cannot make
> any determinations of freeness based on an ambiguous license with non-free
> terms which may or may not apply. If none of them are exercised, I am
> reasonably sure it is DFSG-free. debian-legal may have more
opinions.
As far as I can see it should be DFSG-free. But I am no native
English speaker and have no experience with this kind of thing. I'll
check with debian-legal.
> > 2) The source. Grokking the GIMP is a HTML version of a book written in
> > LaTeX. I have asked upstream for permission to package the HTML
> > version, but I have not yet asked whether the LaTeX is available, but
> > I think it isn't. Is that a problem?
>
> Sortof. If errors are found, patches can be sent upstream if the source
> is included. Also someone will scream DFSG violation if the LaTeX isn't
> present since that is the source code. Generated HTML is sometimes very
> messy, so I can see technical reasons for wanting the source..
I'll ask upstream. If Carey Bunks releases the source, all the
better. If he doesn't (and I don't think he will, because the book is
copyrighted by his publisher), we'll have to live without.
> > 3) The GIFs. "Grokking the GIMP" includes about 28 MB of GIFs. Should
> > I convert them to PNG, as there are patent issues with GIFs? The
> > license allows modifications, and I think using PNGs might also save
> > some space.
>
> Patent covers making, not viewing. Converting them would be a political
> statement, but is not required as a matter of laws.
I'll probably leave it how it is, then. Converting the GIFs to PNG
may be part of a future release.
> > 4) The name. The book's title is "Grokking the GIMP"; thus the most
> > obvious package name would be "grokking-the-gimp". Renaming it to
> > "gimp-grokking" would not reflect the original title so well, but it
> > would be closer to the other gimp packages on the package list.
>
> book-grokking-the-gimp or doc- or something maybe? Else leave the name
> alone.
No, I was thinking of a name near to "gimp*" in alphabetical order,
like "gimp-grokking", so that the package shows up near the gimp. But
I think adding it as "suggested" package to the gimp is the better
solution.
>
>
> > 5) The GIMP documentation. Do you think it would be useful to include
> > "Grokking the GIMP" in the GIMP's help menu if it is installed? I
> > have not yet asked the GIMP maintainer whether it is feasible or
> > whether he would want to do that. What do you think?
>
> Not necessary, but it could be cool.
Maybe I'll do it in a future version. I'll see what people want first.
> > 6) The size. "Grokking the GIMP" is a 26 MB .tar.gz. This is a little
> > hard for people on 56K. Would it make sense to create another
> > package with graphics in a lower quality? Or would this just be
> > bloating Debian?
>
> As one of those 56k people, I'll manage.
Ok, you asked for it :-)
> =) Just don't upload a new
> version every two weeks if you can help it, ne?
I'm on 64K. So I won't.
Thanks for your answers.
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Aaron Isotton
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