Bug#1055064: ITP: libsilkit4 -- library for connecting software-in-the-loop environments
Package: wnpp
Followup-For: Bug #1055064
Hi Jan,
(recycling parts of the answer to the RFS, as this is relevant here
too:)
This part of the CONTRIBUTING.md concerns me:
We are sorry, but at the moment, we do not accept external contributions until
wehave established a contribution process. We're working behind the scenes to
get this ready in the future. Until then, we would kindly ask you to not open pull
requests.
This stanca is older than a year (Aug 2022), so when will this happen?
Sorry to be blunt, but putting a DFSG license on a piece of software and
then saying we do not accept contributions, is IMHO not within the
spirit of the Open Source Community, even if it might on paper fullfil
the DFSG.
This is also problematic for maintaining the package, as how should we,
as Debian, upstream patches, for example if you are go missing for
whatever reasons? Effectively, everyone with a need for changes would
need to maintain a fork, and that is certainly nothing Vector could
want.
In Debian we do not package every software. So maybe I'll need a salse
pitch here:
- Why does Vector want it in the Debian archives?
- Why would Debian want it to be in the Debian archives?
- Are there other projects using the library that you intend to package
for Debian?
--
tobi
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