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Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Re: RPGNU and GNU
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Sylvain Beucler |
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Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Re: RPGNU and GNU |
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Mon, 25 May 2009 00:03:56 +0200 |
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On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 04:05:13PM -0500, Karl Berry wrote:
> Hi Sylvain,
>
> Isn't there a problem with 'RPGNU' containing 'GNU' in its name while
> not being a GNU project?
>
> You took care of the project approval:
> http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?8580
>
> The theory on this (per rms + lawyers) is that although we try to
> encourage projects which have `gnu' in their names to become official
> GNU projects, if they don't, it's no big deal. We don't try to insist
> or claim rights on "gnu" somehow.
>
> For new projects, as opposed to existing ones, we try even harder, of
> course. In this case, the authors said they'd be re-applying to become
> an official GNU project (but, not surprisingly, haven't). Since it
> wasn't that big a deal, I took them at their word and approved them as
> nongnu.
OK. Usually I just say "rename or get out" to projects with 'gnu' in
their name. I mean projects that apply to Savannah, naturally, I
leave foreign projects alone :P
--
Sylvain