According to the Redmine website it has been released under the GPL v2
license. Also, Ohloh
(http://www.ohloh.net/projects/redmine/analyses/latest) breaks down the
actual files in the repository like this:
454 files - GPL v2
14 files - MIT License
10 files - LGPL v2.1
I think these all conform to the DFSG and should be safe to package.
Since I am *very* new at packaging Debian software I'm going to go slow
and ask for a lot of help. Please be patient with me. :) My next step
is to send an ITP message to this list correct? Do I get assigned a
mentor or should I just bug everyone? :)
My first big problem is that most of the packaging examples show source
code that needs to be compiled. Since Redmine is written in Ruby there
is no such thing as a build/make process. It has a couple of Rake tasks
but I don't think they are quite the same. Will this be a problem?
Should I just take a look at some similar packages (i.e. Bugzilla3
[Perl], Kita2 [Ruby]) and mimic what they are doing?
Thanx!
Richard
W. van den Akker wrote:
Hello Richard,
I would suggest to read the New Maintainers' Guide
(http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide).
First its important to ensure that Redmine is not conflicting with the Debian
Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). See 2.1 of the DFSG.
If its not conflicting you can send a ITP (Intent To Package) message so that
everyone knows you are working on the package.
After that play and enjoy to create the package.
I hope I havent forget anything. I am also just a beginning package builder.
gr,
Willem
On Tuesday 08 July 2008, Richard Hurt wrote:
I would like to assist in the packaging of the Redmine Project
Management system. My company is wanting to create a product around
Redmine and building a Debian package is the best means to do this. I
am not a DD but have been a user/admin for several years. This would
be my first official foray into the world of package creation and need
some guidance about how to proceed.
How do I go about getting Redmine packaged up and into the Debian
repository?
Thanx!
Richard
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