Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of kernel-project -

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

I have approved your project.  You will receive an automated e-mail
containing detailed information about the approval.

Regards,

-- 
Sylvain

On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 11:47:47PM +0200, Sebastian Wieseler wrote:
> Hello Sylvain.
> 
> Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
> 
> Thank you for doing this.
> 
> >
> >On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 11:24:42AM -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> >
> >>A package was submitted to 
> >>This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> >>Sebastian Wieseler <address@hidden> described the package as 
> >>follows:
> >>License: fdl
> >>Other License: 
> >>Package: kernel-project
> >>System name: kernel-project
> >>Type: GNU
> >>[...]
> >>url: http://kickino.org/kernel-project/
> >>License: GNU Free Documentation License
> >
> >Let's begin with licensing.
> 
> Puh... okay. :)
> 
> >You have to make sure you can use all the material from the website.
> >For example, for the penguin one, the license seems to be:
> >
> >"Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you
> >acknowledge me [Linus Torvalds] address@hidden and The GIMP if
> >someone asks."
> 
> I comment all the HTML-code for the pictures, so if I get answers from 
> the authors I can bring them up on the page again. But for now I do not 
> need this pictures...
> 
> >Another delicate point is reproducing the mailing-list threads. While
> >it is ok to quote two e-mails, you cannot put a lot of messages in
> >your work. You should use an external link to a resource not covered
> >by your license.
> 
> Puh... okay. I "deleted" the point ``Threads``.
> 
> >Also, the GFDL require that you include a copy of the license in your
> >document. A link to an external website is not sufficient.
> 
> That's a little bit difficult... okay.. I hope it is now okay.
> 
> >A non-mandatory suggestion would be to remove the MSIE-specific
> >website, as it encourages people to use that proprietary piece of
> >software. It is not mandatory because you provide a version free of
> >that dependency; as long as the "other browser" version is not
> >substentially worse than the MSIE one, I think it is ok for Savannah
> >hosting.
> 
> But *I* need to divide the MSIE from the others, because it was 
> programmed according to a school-project. And I noticed fast that the 
> MSIE would not displayed my CSS right, so I must write the whole stuff 
> new for this one... so I think it is not a problem to publish both versions.
> 
> >Last, please include an (temporary) URL pointing to the source code.
> >However, you can also forward the code to me by email.
> 
> http://kickino.org/kernel-project/kernel-project-1.3.tar.bz2
> that's the changes you wanted.
> 
> >We wish to review your source code, even if it is not functional, to
> >catch potential legal issues early.
> 
> Okay.
> 
> >For example, to release your program properly under the GFDL you must
> >include a copyright notice and permission-to-copy statements at the 
> >beginning of every file of source code.  
> 
> I allready have this one ;)
> 
> >Regarding the support Savannah can do for the English and Hurd
> >"ports", you may want to try the "Contributor Wanted" feature :)
> 
> Yeah.. of course :)
> 
> >Also, can you confirm you want this project to be included in the GNU
> >project (you chose the "GNU" project type)?
> 
> Yes of course.
> 
> So thank you very much. :-)
> Sebastian