Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of SABIAN - Academic Control System Interne - savannah.nongnu.org

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

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

> Rodrigo Ferreira Moglia <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: SABIAN - Academic Control System Interne
> System name: sabian
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> SABIAN  - Academic Control System Internet Based
> 
> Hi to sananah people.
> 
> 
> SABIAN is another free Academic System for Brazilian schools and colleges.
> This is Internet based system written in PHP script language.
> 
> The heart of the SABIAN is the PostgreSql database, more also can be tested 
> in 
> otherŽs databases like Firebird and Mysql, however we strong recommend 
> use the PostgreSQL data base.
> 
> SABIAN is multiplatform system Client Side and Server Side, 
> im recommend use SABIAN on Gnu/Linux OS where SABIAN was strong tested.
>  
> We had notice that the SABIAN was installed successfully in a 
> Windows ServerŽs with some modifications using Firebird as data base. duff!!! 
> :( 
> 
> SABIAN is a free software, under GNU/GPL.
>   
> We look collaborators for the project: locales, designers, programmers, 
> analysts and testers.
> Join the SABIAN community is participates of the dream to create efficient 
> academic control system for Brazil, knows for the world! 
> 
> A Small History of SABIAN.
> 
> If you this working in an education institution and are not satisfied 
> with proprietary software who this using or the academic system that you 
> tried to install very is complicated and it does not function in the way 
> that waited tries the SABIAN!
> 
> Im worked in a college and not satisfected with a proprietary academic system
> installed on my old job.
> 
> Many free alternatives is very complicated to use and install also im tried
> buid a free alternative for brazilian comunity.
> 
> Also not forgetting the system target is small brazilian colleges without 
> information systems
> controls.
> 
> SABIAN is in final adaptation for launching of release 1.1 some screenshots
> avaliable in project temporary website. http://sabian.indux.com.br
> 
> 
> The main project idea is simplicity, without complicated configurations. 
> The proposal is: Sabian Academic System Of the Masses, then must be simple:)
> 
> It is not nothing so huge as the systems proprietors who make everything, 
> more we wait that one day it makes:)
> 
> We are following the social contract of debian ( 
> http://www.debian.org/social_contract ) 
> as base of project philosophy of that we believe that it is definition of the 
> Free 
> but adjusted to project.
> 
> Project URL: http://sabian.indux.com.br
> 
> André Luis Wagner de Souza and Rodrigo F. Moglia 
> 
> Other Software Required:
> apache, php3, postgresql.
> 
> Other Comments:
> Please I am Brazilian and I do not have domain of the American language, 
> would like to talk with somebody of free software fondation that it knows to 
> say Portuguese, I am voluntary devel of cipsga in Brazil my email is 
> address@hidden 
> PS. Sorry for my poor english.

We currently do not have people who speak Portuguese in the Savannah
staff, so we will have to continue in English.

Please register your project again and 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 permission-to-copy statements 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, our preferred definition of free software is located at:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html


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

Regards,

-- 
Sylvain