Bug#180308: Debian GNU/Linux kphone package
Mark,
we have a new 3.01 version of KPhone out. We've included the comment
regarding OpenSSL to the README file - I hope it's ok this way.
Kiitos sinulle (thanks to you),
Mika
On Sun, 2003-02-09 at 14:08, Mark Purcell wrote:
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> Hi Mika & Pekka,
>
> I have taken over the Debian GNU/Linux packaging of kphone from Barak and have
> made some preliminary packages available at http://people.debian.org/~msp.
>
> On closer inspection of your code I see that kphone links in openssl, which in
> itself isn't a problem but as you have released kphone under the GPL we need
> to ensure that all legal aspects have been covered and openssl/ GPL proves an
> interesting combination.
>
> http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.cgi#LEGAL2
>
> Prior to kphone being accepted in the main Debian GNU/Linux archive we need to
> get the licence for kphone resolved so that Debian can legally redistribute
> binary versions of your application.
>
> The simplest way, and a similar approach I have taken with other packages I
> maintain <http://bugs.debian.org/147430>, is for you to include the following
> disclaimer with your package. (Provided of course you are happy with the
> statement)
>
> "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that
> compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed."
>
> You might like to include that statement in the README file for the next
> release, but in the interium if you are happy to provide that statement via
> email (to 180308@bugs.debian.org, where it will be held on record) then I can
> get kphone uploaded to the Debian archive immedately.
>
> Kittos,
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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> Subject: PS
> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:06
> From: Barak Pearlmutter <bap@cs.unm.edu>
> To: Mark Purcell <msp@debian.org>
>
> Please do me a favor and contact mika.mustikkamaki@wirlab.net and let
> him know that you've taken it over. (My earlier communication with
> him is below.)
>
> He also mentions the person who actually hacks on the code; might be
> good to introduce yourself to him as well.
>
> Thanks for doing kphone,
>
> --Barak.
>
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> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:30:11 +0200
> From: Mika Mustikkamaki <mika.mustikkamaki@wirlab.net>
> To: bap@cs.unm.edu
> Subject: Re: debian package kphone.deb
> In-Reply-To: <E18gVto-0002Of-00@snot.cs.unm.edu>
>
> Hi Barak!
>
> Your proposition is more than welcome!! We've been looking for someone
> to work with the Debian packages for some time now... actually we are
> also looking for RedHat rpm's but I'll leave that to someone else, then ;-)
>
> If you could email me your deb-package too after you have it finished -
> I'd be more than eager to upload it to KPhone's source distribution web
> page. If you have any questions regarding KPhone itself (code-wise),
> please contact Pekka Raisio (pekka.raisio@wirlab.net). He's the one who
> primarily develops KPhone here.
>
> Best regards,
> Mika
>
> --
> Mika Mustikkamaki
> Wirlab - Research Center
> E-Mail: mika.mustikkamaki@wirlab.net
>
> Barak Pearlmutter wrote:
> > Hi, I've just moved from New Mexico is Ireland and will spend hours on
> > the phone each day with collaborators, so I'm getting into VoIP for
> > our own needs, and will be a kphone user.
> >
> > I'm also a Debian developer. Would you kphone folks like me to
> > package kphone and upload it to the Debian archive? I'm going to
> > create a kphone.deb for our own use anyway, so it wouldn't be much
> > extra trouble.
> >
> > (Of course, if someone else has already created such a package please
> > let me know.)
> >
> > --BAP.
> > --
> > Barak A. Pearlmutter
> > Hamilton Institute, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland,
> > http://www-bcl.cs.unm.edu/
>
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