(including the bug report this time, apologies for the repeat) On 17-Apr-2015, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:27:27 Aaron Bohy wrote: > > I am part of the Odoo team working on packaging and we are > > currently working on an Odoo 8.0 package for the Debian archive. > > Good to know that you guys are interested to bring Odoo to Debian. Agreed, I'm glad to see work being done on Odoo packaging for Debian. > > Many of them are due to the fact that Odoo embeds javascript > > libraries, and those libraries are often minified. However, we > > prefer to keep those libraries in the archive to have a better > > control of those libraries updates. Yes, Debian Policy §4.13 says Debian packages should not install these “convenience copies” of third-party code. The third-party code should instead be installed by a separate Debian package made from the source for that code, and dependent packages should use it only from that package. > It is OK to keep 3rd party javascripts in the source tree as long as > there are no pre-built (minified) files. The installation of upstream-provided non-source form (compiled, e.g. minified) library code is definitely a problem because it makes it infeasible for a recipient to know what the source form of that work is. A package with non-source works bundled needs that bug to be reported and fixed. The installation of upstream-provided source form library code is less problematic (no DFSG violation), but it still violates Policy §4.13. Many Debian packages today violate that section, but that doesn't make it okay — it is tolerated in some cases as suboptimal, to be fixed by better packaging. > It should come without saying but Copyright, License and the Origins > of all 3rd party files should be documented -- this is often not the > case for 3rd party components bundled within Odoo sources. Yes. Many conversations with various upstream persons will be needed for that, I fear. > I doubt we can maintain compatibility with dysfunctional upstream > packaging. Hopefully when Debian package is finished you may be > relieved from burden of maintaining it upstream. ;) Hopefully the Odoo team and the Debian maintainers will develop a good ongoing work relationship. Looking forward to it! -- \ 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。 (To study and not think is a waste. | `\ To think and not study is dangerous.) | _o__) —孔夫子 Confucius (551 BCE – 479 BCE) | Ben Finney
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