Re: RFS: libqsi - second attempt

2012-02-13 Thread chrysn
hello jasem, i'm not a debian developer myself, so i can't help you with uploading, nor should you rely solely on my opinion here, but i hope these comments are helpful both to you and the developer reviewing your package for upload: * you already require debhelper 6, is there any reason you don'

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-22 Thread Jasem Mutlaq
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: > >> The driver that requires this library (INDI QSI driver) is released >> under the LGPL v2.1. However, the library itself (QSI) is proprietary >> and there is no open source alternative as t

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-21 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: > The driver that requires this library (INDI QSI driver) is released > under the LGPL v2.1. However, the library itself (QSI) is proprietary > and there is no open source alternative as this is a very special > purpose library for controlling a

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Jasem Mutlaq
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: > >> Ok, I got a confirmation from QSI that the source code for libqsi is >> proprietary. They grant you the right to distribute source and binary >> forms of the library, but not to modify the

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: > Ok, I got a confirmation from QSI that the source code for libqsi is > proprietary. They grant you the right to distribute source and binary > forms of the library, but not to modify the source itself. Can this be > added to Debian 'non-free'

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Jasem Mutlaq
> Source needs to be present for everything part of Debian.  That includes > documentation and files that are not shipped in the binary packages. > > If you cannot provide the source, you need to repack to upstream > tarball and remove the sourceless files. Ok, I got a confirmation from QSI that t

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, Jasem Mutlaq writes: >> There seems to be no source for the PDF file in the doc/ directory. > > Is this recommended or mandatory? Source needs to be present for everything part of Debian. That includes documentation and files that are not shipped in the binary packages. If you cannot provi

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Jasem Mutlaq
> There is no license included in the upstream tarball, only a copyright > notice and a disclaimer.  Where did you get the information that it is > licensed under a BSD license? I contacted the company to get explicit BSD-2 clause in the COPYING file. Awaiting their reply. > > You do not need to

Re: RFS: libqsi

2012-01-20 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, Jasem Mutlaq writes: > * Package name: libqsi >Version : 6.0.3-1 >Upstream Author : Quantum Scientific Imaging > * URL : http://www.qsimaging.com > * License : BSD >Section : libs > > dget -x > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/mai