Sponsor for the Nice compiler (Java extension)

2003-08-31 Thread Daniel Bonniot
Hi, I am the main upstream author of the Nice language, which is an extension of Java with many advanced features. It is released under the GPL. Homepage: http://nice.sourceforge.net A few month ago, I already asked for a sponsor (http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2003/debian-mentors-2

Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
://www.distributedfolding.org It's pretty exciting, because understanding protein folding might help in curing several diseases like cancers and parkinson. Thanks for your help, Daniel Bonniot -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
The software is binary-only ? In that case, it can never become a Debian package itself, at most an installer. As far as I know there is no source download at the moment. The license is: http://www.distributedfolding.org/license.html Redistribution is explicitely authorized if not-for-profit

Re: Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
I don't think this license satisifies the DFSG, but you're better off asking debian-legal. I don't think it does either. That's why I think the package would be non-free. Eh, no, that isn't quite how it works. Better check the Debian Policy Manual: "Packages must be placed in /non-free/ or

Sponsor for the Nice compiler (Java extension)

2003-08-31 Thread Daniel Bonniot
Hi, I am the main upstream author of the Nice language, which is an extension of Java with many advanced features. It is released under the GPL. Homepage: http://nice.sourceforge.net A few month ago, I already asked for a sponsor (http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2003/debian-mentors-2003

Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
://www.distributedfolding.org It's pretty exciting, because understanding protein folding might help in curing several diseases like cancers and parkinson. Thanks for your help, Daniel Bonniot

Re: Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
The software is binary-only ? In that case, it can never become a Debian package itself, at most an installer. As far as I know there is no source download at the moment. The license is: http://www.distributedfolding.org/license.html Redistribution is explicitely authorized if not-for-profit

Re: Sponsor for distributed computation daemon: protein folding

2003-01-27 Thread Daniel Bonniot
I don't think this license satisifies the DFSG, but you're better off asking debian-legal. I don't think it does either. That's why I think the package would be non-free. Eh, no, that isn't quite how it works. Better check the Debian Policy Manual: "Packages must be placed in /non-free/ or

Sponsor for a bootstrapping Java++ compiler

2003-04-19 Thread Daniel Bonniot
Hi, I am the upstream author of the Nice language, which is an extension of Java with many advanced features. It is released under the GPL. Homepage: http://nice.sourceforge.net Being a faithful Debian user, I started building and distributing debian packages for the compiler a few month ag

Re: Sponsor for a bootstrapping Java++ compiler

2003-04-30 Thread Daniel Bonniot
Hi, Thanks for your answer, I had given up hope! The package cannot yet be built entirely with free tools (it needs a JVM at build time to run the bootstrap compiler). It works with kaffe from CVS, but not 1.0.7, so I hope there will be a new release soon. Have you file a wishlist bug

Re: Sponsor for a bootstrapping Java++ compiler

2003-04-30 Thread Daniel Bonniot
To achieve this I use the "deb-makepkg" script below. Thanks a lot, I will look at this. Shouldn't this advertised publicly, and a package made for it? Or could it be integrated to cvs-buildpackage and/or dpkg-buildpackage, as appropriate? It would probably benefit the community, and help to