Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Invisionix Roaming System Remote Metasy

[Xavier Nicolovici]

Hi,

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


> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden,  address@hidden
>
>
> Ilon Dalon <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: Package: Invisionix Roaming System Remote Metasys
> System name: irsr
> Type: non-GNU
>
> Description:
> IRSR Source Code: http://gz.irsr.downloads.invisionix.com
>
> The Invisionix Roaming System Remote (IRSR) is a new metasystem from 
> Invisionix Systems. This Open Source program provides its users with a 
> personal PC capability that operates in a distributed WAN environment. 
> The metasystem is built with PHP, Javascript, and mySQL. The IRSR is a 
> personal, general purpose, and modular mobile PC system -- built by 
> integrating existing Open Source components. This generic portable 
> system can be installed anywhere in the world and used from anywhere 
> in the world. The system utilizes existing web hosting companies (like 
> ISPs) and can be accessed from anywhere: home, work, 
> universities/schools, libraries, friend`s place, cafes, kiosks, 
> wireless, etc. All you need is a web browser, any 
> computer/pda/misc-device, and an internet connection. The IRSR 
> essentially allows its audience to use any Internet enabled device in 
> order to access the full functionality of a virtual supercomputer, 
> with practically unlimited processing and storage
> capacities, and at an embarrassingly low price -- ZERO $$$$. The IRSR 
> through its built-in ability to utilize the many existing computer 
> system architectures readily available on the Internet today, provides 
> ultra high performance via its inherent use of the Internet?s many 
> computational resources. The concept is relevant to both loosely 
> coupled systems based software applications and tightly coupled 
> processor based applications. The metasystem?s environment combines 
> multiple administration domains, heterogeneous computing platforms and 
> built-in security features.
I've noticed that you're talking about IRSR as an Open Source software
depending on other Open Source softwares.

While Open Source as defined by its founders means something pretty
close to Free Software, it's frequently misunderstood.  For more
information, read
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html

Note that Savannah supports projects of the Free Software
movement, not projects of the Open Source movement.

We are careful about ethical issues and insist on producing software
that is not dependent on proprietary software.

> Other Software Required:
> PHP
> MySQL


There is a copy of phpMyAdmin in tarball. Since phpMyAdmin is quite heavy,
it would be better if it was distributed separately.
However, if you need a custom version of phpmyadmin (ie a non official one),
then it is ok to include it in Savannah.

> Other Comments:
> The IRSR Metasyste can be run on any Operating System which supports 
> PHP and MySQL because the IRSR is OS Independent.

I've found that your IRSR project is already hosted on SourceForge
(http://www.invisionix.org). We, at Savannah, do not host projects for 
mirroring purpose. However, if you are moving from Sourceforge to Savannah, 
that is acceptable.

Please remove GIF image files from your project and
replace them with an other format (such as PNG or JPEG).

Because of the patents (Unisys and IBM) covering the LZW
compression algorithm which are used when making GIF files,
it's impossible to have free software to generate proper
GIFs.  They also apply to the compress program.

For more information read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html

Last remark, the copyright notice found in your source files is not
completely correct.  Your have "Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Pl., 
Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307"; please make that "Free Software 
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA".

In order to release your project properly and unambiguously
under the GPL, please place copyright notices and permission-to-copy
statements at the beginning of every file of source code as explained
here:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.

In addition, you should remove the URL to the GPL in your source file
headers, and copy in your tarball a copy of the plain text version of 
the GPL, available from (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt), into a file
named "COPYING".

The GPL FAQ explains why these procedures must be followed.  To learn
why a copy of the GPL must be included with every copy of the code,
for example, go to
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyMustIInclude

Please update your files and tarball.

If you are willing to make the changes mentioned above, please provide
us with an URL to an updated tarball of your project, along with your
decision regarding SourceForge hosting.  Upon review, we
will reconsider your project for inclusion in Savannah.

Regards,

Xavier Nicolovici