Jens> How about putting the DFSG/GPL-compatible source on Savanna (or Jens> similar), so that there is a (new) canonical place to get VCG. Of Jens> course, politely ask the original authors about their opinion Jens> first.
Ian> I'm writing on behalf of the Debian project. We'd like to keep vcg Ian> as a Debian package, however, Debian procedures require us to keep Ian> an intact upstream source package (under a free license) plus Ian> Debian patches. In the case of vcg, that is not trivial because Ian> the free (unobfuscated) version of the layout sources has only been Ian> released separately from the rest of the package. Ian> Since vcg doesn't seem to be actively developed anymore by you, Ian> would you object if we fork a version and maintain it on Savannah, Ian> SourceForge or a similar community site? Legally there is no Ian> problem because it's under GPL, but you must be given proper human Ian> consideration. Well, it has been over a week now, so I feel justified in taking over the upstream if necessary. Ian> graphviz. graphviz can do many of the same things vcg can, and Ian> seems to be more widely used. And, after seeing the vcg source, Ian> graphviz is probably easier to maintain <grin> It seems graphviz has indeed entered main (I am not sure because I track testing, but I'll know in two weeks). So maintaining vcg may not be worth the effort. I'll keep you updated ... -- I wonder which is the best virus for unix and if I can write a better one in Microsoft BASIC ? Hans-Marc Olsen in comp.unix.programmer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
