Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of NxPackage - savannah.gnu.org

[Jaime E . Villate]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
To release your project under the GPL, you should put
copyright notices and copying permission statements
at the beginning of every source-code file
(including some Python scripts that are missing them).
Please follow the advice of http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.

Please register your project once more, once you have made the changes
suggested above. The way we handle pending projects makes it difficult to keep
track of projects that have been answered but have not been approved yet, so
we erase them and we ask you to register the project again every time some
change has to be done to the registration, and users might have to register
their projects several times.  Thank you for your understanding.

Some users find it useful to use the big re-registration URL provided in
the acknowledgment e-mail you received after registration.

Regards,
Jaime


On Sun, May 18, 2003 at 11:57:59PM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> Andrew McCall <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: NxPackage
> System name: nxpak
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> Current Source Code(Requires Python 2.3/Zlib/Scons), as well as example 
> package description:
> http://www.textux.com/nxpackage/
> 
> Browsable(on home DSL, please be gentle. :))
> http://pern.textux.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb/nxpackage/
> 
> NxPackage is a next generation file manager for GNU/Linux and other free  
> software systems. It consists of 3 parts: 1. a C framework for creation and 
> management of archives with enhanced features for package management. 2. A 
> set of python scripts and macros to allow easy creation of build scripts. 3. 
> A python based package manager based on all of the above.  The current focus 
> in devlopment is that of the C framework for creation and management of 
> archives, and the scripts to allow easy creation of packages.  A sample free 
> software package based on aumix has been created.  The C framework may be 
> incorporated or embedded in other programs to allow easy manipulation of 
> package files and 3rd party products to produce packages.   Currently, 
> nxpackage can build packages and extract packages. This package manager is 
> designed for Amarach, a new GNU/Linux distribution based on Python as a 
> standard scripting language platform.
> 
> Current Features:
> 1. Creation of packages using Python scripts with a large number of 
> predefined macro\'s to allow easy package building.
> 
> 2. Multiple packages in a single package file.
> 
> 3. The ability to easy combine software packages by simpling cat\'ing the 
> packages together.
> 
> 4. Handling of compressed packages using zlib
> 
> 5. Extensible package management system with packet versioning, as well as 
> easy extension mechanisms.
> 
> Planned Features(Wishlist) Not Complete:
> 
> * Intelligent symlinking to allow fixed location packages to be placed on 
> removable media.
> * Python install/upgrade scripts with full access to package manager 
> functions, including dependency management, and the ability to downlaod 
> packages
> * Easy gentoo like source package building and installation via global 
> description database
> * Relocatable packages that may be installed in any directory
> 
> Other Software Required:
> 1. Python - http://www.python.org
> 2. ZLib - http://www.gzip.org/zlib
> 3. SCons - http://www.scons.org/