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Subject: RE: please review wip/polarssl
From: Tim Larson <Tim.Larson () proxibid ! com>
Date: 2012-11-28 20:30:07
Message-ID: AEBD551BDF24D2419B88DF118B63C77E3B2938 () Pollux ! proxibid ! com
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> It's not odd so much as it's playing the 'make library GPL to
> encourage software to choose GPL to get the benefit of the library'
> game. That's the author's call and I don't begrudge it, but most
> embedded systems want to avoid GPL so they can choose their license.
> So a "this library is really great from embedded" while not
> mentioning GPL gives the wrong impression, and I think pkgsrc should
> try to give the right impression.
>
> If polarssl is offering GPL and then pursuing a proprietary
> relicensing model, then pkgsrc should be extra careful to wwarn
> people.
Summary added to DESCR.
> You're supposed to explain:
>
> why is the patch here? what does it do?
>
> has it been sent upstream? if so, URL to bug? if not, why not?
Added. Don't know what I've ever commented patches before.
> So is perl needed if you don't run the tests?
>
> (My approach is that dependencies should be minimized.)
They're still run. I probably wasn't clear in my last message. The previous=
packager seems to have been trying to do something "fancy" with the testin=
g. I'm just trying to get the package to work.
Kindly take another look.
Thanks,
Tim
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a \
name="BM_BEGIN"></a> <div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">> It's not \
odd so much as it's playing the 'make library GPL to<br> > encourage software to \
choose GPL to get the benefit of the library'<br> > game. That's the \
author's call and I don't begrudge it, but most<br> > embedded systems want to \
avoid GPL so they can choose their license.<br> > So a "this library is \
really great from embedded" while not<br> > mentioning GPL gives the wrong \
impression, and I think pkgsrc should<br> > try to give the right impression.<br>
> <br>
> If polarssl is offering GPL and then pursuing a proprietary<br>
> relicensing model, then pkgsrc should be extra careful to wwarn<br>
> people.<br>
<br>
Summary added to DESCR.<br>
<br>
> You're supposed to explain:<br>
> <br>
> why is the patch here? what does it do?<br>
> <br>
> has it been sent upstream? if so, URL to bug? if not, \
why not?<br> <br>
Added. Don't know what I've ever commented patches before.<br>
<br>
> So is perl needed if you don't run the tests?<br>
> <br>
> (My approach is that dependencies should be minimized.)<br>
<br>
They're still run. I probably wasn't clear in my last message. The previous packager \
seems to have been trying to do something "fancy" with the testing. I'm \
just trying to get the package to work.<br> <br>
Kindly take another look.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Tim<br>
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