Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist (I'm not sure whether this is RFP or RFA, as a package exists, but it's not in Debian's archive - please re-title if necessary).
* Package name : wview Version : 5.19.0-1 Upstream Author : Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> * URL or Web page : http://www.wviewweather.com/ * License : GPL2 and GPL3 Description : Weather station daemon I've been using the Debian package from upstream for half a year or so now, but there are benefits from being able to move the package into Debian properly: * Easier for new users to find and install * Easier to keep in sync with mixed distributions (stable/testing or testing/unstable) * Standard bug tracking and patch submission process There are a few issues I'd like to see addressed, but shouldn't stand in the way of this RFP: * Daemon should run as a daemon user, not as root. * It would be nice to have more modular install - e.g. I'm recording weather recording to my database, but I don't want or need the HTML generator. I shouldn't have to install components (and their dependencies) which I turn off. * Set up questions should be debconfised. The upstream packaging has mixed license terms (all DFSG, AIUI): /--------[ copyright ] | This package was debianized by Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> on | Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:27 -0600. | | It was downloaded from http://www.wviewweather.com | | wview was written by Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> | | Copyright: Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Mark Teel. All rights reserved. | | Licensed under GPL version 2, see `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'. | | The Debian packaging is: | | Copyright (C) 2009 Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> | | and is licensed under the GPL version 3, | see `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'. | \-------- The radlib-dev package which is a dependency is mixed BSD and GPL3: /--------[ copyright ] | This package was debianized by: Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> on | Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:09:51 -0600 | | It was downloaded from: http://radlib.teel.ws | | Upstream Author: Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> | | Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> | | You are free to distribute this software under the terms of the BSD License. | On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD License can be found in the | file `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'. | | The Debian packaging is Copyright (C) 2009 Mark Teel <mteel2...@gmail.com> | and is licensed under the GPL version 3, and can be found in the file | `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'. \-------- I don't see anywhere in either license that specifies invariant sections or cover pages for the GPL-3 part; I believe there are no invariant sections and no cover pages. I've included upstream (Mark Teel) on this RFP in case he has opinions for/against his package entering Debian, or can contribute further relevant information. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87k43s82ix.fsf@balti.ashgrove
