Yves Arrouye wrote: > > I'd just like to know if someone's already doing that. If not, I'll do it. > Yves. > I've almost finished it. I'm just waiting for Michael Alan Dorman to finish his libpng-0.89c package. (PoVRay v3.0 won't compile with libpng 0.88).
I've found problems with the license also: 1) I think the package will have to be in the non-free section because: "Shareware and freeware distribution companies may distribute the software included in software-only compilations using media such as, but not limited to, floppy disk, CD-ROM, tape backup, optical disks, hard disks, or memory cards. This section only applies to distributors of collected programs. Anyone wishing to bundle the package with a shareware product must use the commercial bundling rules. Any bundling with books, magazines or other print media should also use the commercial rules. You must notify us that you are distributing POV-Ray and must provide us with information on how to contact you should any support issues arise. No more than five dollars U.S. ($5) can be charged per disk for the copying of this software and the media it is provided on. Space on each disk must be used as fully as possible. You may not spread the files over more disks than are necessary. Distribution on high volume media such as backup tape or CD-ROM is permitted if the total cost to the user is no more than $0.08 U.S. dollars per megabyte of data. For example a CD-ROM with 600 meg could cost no more than $48.00. " (povlegal.doc) 2) (worst) "These archives must not be re-archived using a different method without the explicit permission of the POV-Team. You may rename the archives only to meet the file name conventions of your system or to avoid file name duplications but we ask that you try to keep file names as similar to the originals as possible. (For example:POVSRC.ZIP to POVSRC30.ZIP)" (povlegal.doc) I've e-mailed the POV-Team to see if the may give us permission to re-archive the program in Debian source and binary formats, but they haven't replied yet. -- Enrique Zanardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dpto. Fisica Fundamental y Experimental http://www.dfis.ull.es Univ. de La Laguna
