I have updated the package(the debian dir only). The packagge is opens ource. Open source software can run on Windows!...remove the misconception that Windows software always must cost money.
Dylan > From: brem...@debian.org > To: borgdy...@hotmail.com > CC: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: RFS: dylandotnet > Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:08:48 -0300 > > > I took the liberty of redirecting this reply back to the list. > You may want to bounce your original message to the list as well. > In general, please direct the discussion to the list. > > I'm not sure why lintian does not catch this, but your changelog needs > work. > > - target should be debian unstable, not ubuntu. > > - Your closes line is wrong, it should not be part of the line with > urgency=low. > > - Your changelog should also close a Debian ITP bug, since that is the > right place to have a discussion about whether a proposed package is > suitable for Debian. > > On Sat, 14 May 2011 14:25:52 +0200, Dylan Borg <borgdy...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > My target audience is a .NET aware audience, this package contains a > > compiler after all. > > You still need to provide a description that is useful for debian users > in general. > > > The .dlls are binary and platform independent(it is in the ECMA 335 > > spec). > > OK. > > > Right now the current dylan.NET compiler is only runnable on windows. > > [...] > > > Because the build cannot happen on Linux currently I ship the dlls > > ready made. > > Then I think you will have to target contrib rather than Debian main > until you can build in Debian. See policy 2.2.2 for an explanation. > > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-contrib > > MS-Windows certainly counts as a non-free package ;). > > > The method inners are being worked on but I wish the packaging and the > > already completed parts to be tried on and bugs filed to me. > > Do you think there is enough audience to justify uploading to Debian at > this time? What would this audience be? > > > It does not have to do with the Dylan programming language. > > Right, so please add that to your long description. > > All the best, > > David > > >
