Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Luk Claes
> >> Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has > >> been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. > > > > Where can I find more information on that? > > Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken > (agrep is in non-free for other reas

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Luk Claes
> >> Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has > >> been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. > > > > Where can I find more information on that? > > Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken > (agrep is in non-free for other reas

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Florian Weimer
Luk Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has >> been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. > > Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-20 Thread Florian Weimer
Luk Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has >> been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. > > Where can I find more information on that? Sorry, I can't find the relevant patent. Probably I was mistaken (agrep is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Küster
"Thomas Viehmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >>So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep >>in non-free? > What do you mean, two packages named agrep? > Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Oh, excuse

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep >in non-free? What do you mean, two packages named agrep? Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Cheers T.

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Küster
"Thomas Viehmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >>So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep >>in non-free? > What do you mean, two packages named agrep? > Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Oh, excuse

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >So you think it doesn't matter wether there's two packages named agrep >in non-free? What do you mean, two packages named agrep? Clearly, Luk is seeking a sponsor for his ITA (cf. #201367). Cheers T. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: >> > mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section >> > Section: non-free/text >> > >> > http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resourc

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: >> > mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section >> > Section: non-free/text >> > >> > http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resourc

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it >will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the >upload (to non-free)? Yes. >What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package w

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > > > > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. > > > > Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. > > > >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section > > Section: non-free/text > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 > > So what? In the first sentence

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. > > Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. > > Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's > infrastruct

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > >> > > There is an agrep package already in Debian: >> > > >> > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
>> Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. >A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > Of course it is this package. > > > Huh? This

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
> > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Of course it is this package. > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it >will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the >upload (to non-free)? Yes. >What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package w

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > > > > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. > > > > Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. > > > >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section > > Section: non-free/text > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 > > So what? In the first sentence

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. > > Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. > > Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's > infrastruct

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Florian Weimer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:04:12PM +0800, Wang WenRui wrote: > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian.

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Wang WenRui
Hi, There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Is this the same as yours? Best regards Wang WenRui On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > Hi > >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > >> > > There is an agrep package already in Debian: >> > > >> > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. > > A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
>> Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. >A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract (

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > Of course it is this package. > > > Huh? This

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
> > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Of course it is this package. > Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Florian Weimer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:04:12PM +0800, Wang WenRui wrote: > There is an agrep package already in Debian: > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Wang WenRui
Hi, There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrep&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all Is this the same as yours? Best regards Wang WenRui On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > Hi > >

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On Wednesday of July 16 2003 19:28, Luk Claes wrote: > I am glad there are no software patents in Europe (yet). Does a patent in > the US have any consequences in Europe?? No, US law got nothing to do in any supreme country except US (and thanks God). Stuff need to be patented on per country basi

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
> > I am looking for a sponser for agrep > > (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) > > Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has > been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? (So I do not know if the paten

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Florian Weimer
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > I am looking for a sponser for agrep > (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available.

RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
Hi I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Description: Text search tool with support for approximate patterns agrep is a version of standard UNIX grep with the following enhancements: o the ability to search for approximate patterns o it is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On Wednesday of July 16 2003 19:28, Luk Claes wrote: > I am glad there are no software patents in Europe (yet). Does a patent in > the US have any consequences in Europe?? No, US law got nothing to do in any supreme country except US (and thanks God). Stuff need to be patented on per country basi

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
> > I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) > > Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has > been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. Where can I find more information on that? (So I do not know if the patent iss

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Florian Weimer
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Have the patent issues been resolved? IIRC, the SHIFT-AND algorithm has been patented, and no royalty-free license is available. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

RFS agrep

2003-07-16 Thread Luk Claes
Hi I am looking for a sponser for agrep (http://studwww.ugent.be/~lukclaes/debian) Description: Text search tool with support for approximate patterns agrep is a version of standard UNIX grep with the following enhancements: o the ability to search for approximate patterns o it is