Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Yet Another Communication System - savannah.nongnu.org

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay.

I'm still evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

On 2004.08.03 22:07 Fonseca wrote:
> Hi, Sylvain Beucler...
>
>   I have only a bunch of inoperant source codes just
> for testing the potential and specific tests like
> cryptogrphy.
>
>   I know I have a lot of work to do before releasing
> it on web.
>
>  URL: http://sagui.dynu.com/YACSYS-prototype-0.0.0.tgz

I cannot fetch this url.
Maybe you'll want to send it to me by mail?

>   I am concerned on preparing it all for a full GPL
> compliant system.

We need projects hosted at Savannah to already have appropriate 
copyright and licenses notices, so as to avoid any legal issue.

Here is what we send to project that did not do that step yet:
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Please do this before to send me a new tarball.

>   About the Crypt::Tea, I've just used it for testing
> any crypto lib. I want to do one myself.

If you plan to drop Crypt::Tea asap, then we won't reject the project 
for using this non-free dependency.
I wait for you updated tarball before to tell you whether your project 
is accepted or not :)

--
Sylvain


> Thanks ...
>
>
>
>
>
>  --- Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> escreveu:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm evaluating the project you submitted for
> > approval in Savannah.
> >
> > > Romeu Henrique Capparelli Fonsec
> > <address@hidden> described the
> > > package as follows:
> > > License: gpl
> > > Other License:
> > > Package: Yet Another Communication System
> > > System name: yacos
> > > Type: non-GNU
> > >
> > > Description:
> > > Event Based Mail (and other messaging ways)
> > Communication System
> > > (no short name for this yet)
> > >
> > > A system based on a database (sqlite or mysql or
> > postgresql) for
> > > sending multiple messages. These messages are
> > controled by events
> > > (e.g. received, opened, request_for_more). These
> > events can be
> > > generated externaly (MPI, ICP) or internally
> > (Database, trigger). All
> > > operations is logged on DB.
> > >
> > > I will use a external MTA (e.g Postfix)
> > >
> > > The Goal of this project is to permit
> > communication on demand or
> > > 'opt-ins'. Some uses are:
> > >  - E-mail based courses  (lessons are send on
> > demand)
> > >  - E-mail based marketing (with anti-spam
> > politics)
> > >  - SMS calls from central
> > >  - etc.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Other Software Required:
> > > perl module on CPAN: Crypt::Tea
> > >
> > > Other Comments:
> > > For now I have only a bunch of codes on PHP and
> > Perl. I will depend on
> > > any non-GPL lib or prog.
> > > In the first phase it will be a
> > Linux+Apache+Php+Postfix+Perl system
> >
> > Please include an (temporary) URL pointing to the
> > source code.  The
> > description you gave when registering will not be
> > read by the general
> > public. If you are still concerned with privacy,
> > however, you can
> > forward the code to me by email.
> >
> > We wish to review your source code, even if it is
> > not functional, to
> > catch potential legal issues early.
> > For example, to release your program properly under
> > the GPL you must
> > include a copyright notice and statement permitting
> > copying at the
> > beginning of every file of source code.  This is
> > explained in
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.  Our
> > review would help
> > catch potential omissions such as these.
> >
> >
> > Also, Crypt::Tea is released under the Artistic
> > license, which does
> > not qualify as a free software license. Check
> >
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense
> > We do not accept non free software dependencies.
> >
> > However, most Perl packages (including Perl itself)
> > are dual licensed
> > GPL + Artistic, which solves this issue. I am pretty
> > sure you could
> > talk the Crypt::Tea author, Abhijit Menon-Sen
> > <address@hidden>, into
> > re-releasing his work under this dual license.
> >
> > Are you willing to do this?