[Savannah-hackers] Re: [Savannah] ctrans want to be a GNU package

[Free Software Foundation]

> Submitter: <address@hidden>
> Project Full Name:  ctrans
> Project Unix Name:  ctrans
> License:  other
> Approval URL: https://savannah.gnu.org/admin/groupedit.php?group_id=142
> Description: Port of the Ctrans Algol 68-to-C translator plus associated
> documentation to GNU/Hurd. The package (already ported to Debian
> GNU/Linux 2.2) contains
>    o  the Ctrans translator
>    o  the module manager
>    o  Programming Algol 68 Made Easy (610pp)
>       - teaches the language from scratch
>    o  other documentation in info and DVI formats


I am a bit confused.

Are you proposing to host the canonical version of ctrans on savannah, or
just the port of ctrans to GNU/HURD?  Who is the maintainer of the
canonical version of ctrans?

(BTW, ctrans seems like a rather vague name; have you considered using a
 more descriptive name?)


BTW, currently, on savannah, we are only permitting programs that are
officially GNU software.  (We plan to add functionality this year so that
any GPL-compatible software can be hosted, but that is not done yet.)

However, if you'd like, we can certainly evaluate your software to see if
it can officially become GNU software.

To make your program into GNU software
(http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware), you will
first need to agree to follow GNU policies.  I have included a brief
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description, please read the GNU Maintainers Guide
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If you are agreeable to these policies, the next step is for the program
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(I realize that you may have given me all that information already in
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