Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Ben Finney
Harald Dunkel writes: > But don't you think it would be a pity to loose the 80 existing game > levels? Until they are re-licensed under free terms, they are already lost to the free software world anyway. -- \“Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be | `\

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Ben Finney
Harald Dunkel writes: > Paul Wise wrote: > > > > Get upstream to replace the non-free bits with free bits. > > Upstream doesn't support this package anymore. Then the question, raised earlier in this thread, needs to be considered: Why should this un-maintained work be packaged for Debian? Is

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Neil Williams
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:04:39 +0200 Harald Dunkel wrote: > > In that case, the new upstream for the game (you) can write some new > > levels that are free. It seems pointless to consign the game to > > non-free when for the sake of a few game levels, it could be in main. > > The "game" is not non-

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Christoph Egger
Harald Dunkel schrieb: > Neil Williams wrote: >> A dead upstream effectively requires that the Debian maintainer (you) >> become the upstream - are you ready to take on that task? >> > > Lets say I am not completely unprepared, at least from the software > engineering side ;-). But I am not sure a

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Harald Dunkel
Neil Williams wrote: > > A dead upstream effectively requires that the Debian maintainer (you) > become the upstream - are you ready to take on that task? > Lets say I am not completely unprepared, at least from the software engineering side ;-). But I am not sure about the options I have to rel

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Harald Dunkel
Paul Wise wrote: > > All too common unfortunately. In that case, I suggest a fork (since > you can't hijack it). At least FreeBSD also includes blockade too BTW. > I found this version, too, even though I did not know that it is shipped with FreeBSD. It is surely a different version. Especially

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Neil Williams
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:01:29 +0200 Harald Dunkel wrote: > Paul Wise wrote: > > > > Get upstream to replace the non-free bits with free bits. > > Upstream doesn't support this package anymore. A dead upstream effectively requires that the Debian maintainer (you) become the upstream - are you re

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Upstream doesn't support this package anymore. All too common unfortunately. In that case, I suggest a fork (since you can't hijack it). At least FreeBSD also includes blockade too BTW. > The non-free part is not a wallpaper or some backgr

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Harald Dunkel
Paul Wise wrote: > > Get upstream to replace the non-free bits with free bits. Upstream doesn't support this package anymore. > Some free > game resources are listed here: > > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Games/Resources > The non-free part is not a wallpaper or some background music, but

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Harald Dunkel wrote: > I think the real problem is mixing free and non-free sources in the same > *.orig.tar.gz. > > What would be your recommendation to handle this? Get upstream to replace the non-free bits with free bits. Some free game resources are listed her

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi all, Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > Hi Harald, > > so, I suppose that could be difficult to separate is as library with dynamic > linking, etc > I think the real problem is mixing free and non-free sources in the same *.orig.tar.gz. What would be your recommendation to handle this

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
A Dissabte 11 Juliol 2009, Harald Dunkel va escriure: > Hi Leo, > > Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > > A Dissabte 11 Juliol 2009, Harald Dunkel va escriure: > >> The sources are public domain except for the game scenes, so it > >> has to go to non-free. > > > > Then has to go to contrib. Or bette

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi Stephane. Stéphane Glondu wrote: > > See: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/11/msg00012.html > A very helpful link. Many thanx Harri signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Stéphane Glondu
Harald Dunkel a écrit : > I have a question, anyway: The game is supposed to build and > work on all platforms, but I can build it only for i386 and > amd64. Are non-free packages built for the other platforms > automagically? Or would you suggest to restrict the list of > platforms? See: http://

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi Leo, Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > A Dissabte 11 Juliol 2009, Harald Dunkel va escriure: >> >> The sources are public domain except for the game scenes, so it >> has to go to non-free. > > Then has to go to contrib. Or better, two packages, one in main (the free > part) and another to n

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi Bart, Bart Martens wrote: > > Where is the Debian package ? > The upstream sources of "blockade" are already in the official repository. Maybe I can mail the new diff and *.deb files to you (130 KB )? What would you suggest? I have a question, anyway: The game is supposed to build and work

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
A Dissabte 11 Juliol 2009, Harald Dunkel va escriure: > Hi folks, > > To fix a FTBFS I would like to upload a new version of my game > package "blockade". I am not a Debian Developer, so I am looking > for a sponsor. > > The sources are public domain except for the game scenes, so it > has to go to

Re: looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Bart Martens
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 01:58:09PM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Hi folks, > > To fix a FTBFS I would like to upload a new version of my game > package "blockade". I am not a Debian Developer, so I am looking > for a sponsor. > > The sources are public domain except for the game scenes, so it > h

looking for sponsor for a non-free package

2009-07-11 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi folks, To fix a FTBFS I would like to upload a new version of my game package "blockade". I am not a Debian Developer, so I am looking for a sponsor. The sources are public domain except for the game scenes, so it has to go to non-free. Is this a problem? Regards Harri signature.asc Desc