Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Demi - savannah.nongnu.org

[Alaska Subedi]

Dark Angel wrote:
> Is there a chance that you've browsed another project cvs? All of Demi sources 
> have GPL notice as license-to-copy at the beginning of files
> like: 
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/demi/stdgba/src/stdgba_memory.S?rev=1.3&view=auto
> additionally, license can be found under stdgba/doc
>
> I've provided the current tarballs as an attachcment, but it's a pre-release, 
> probably needs many many bug-fixes, truly bug-prone and inclues incomplete 
> modules (like stdgba_surface module, primitive SDL implementation).
>
> Project Demi currently consists of 3 pieces:
> stdgba (the C & arm assembly core of Demi)
> Demi (the main library, in C++)
> gba-ark (pc-side archiver for compression types supported by GBA BIOS: huffman 
> 8/4 bit, rle, lz77, diff 8/16 bit)
>
> in gba-ark, huffman module isn't working yet (has the major prioriority).
> there's nothing significiant done for Demi, so i'm not sending it.
>
> i'm aware of the fact that there's no info on copyright holders, is it possible 
> that we skip this issue temporarily, until i upload the sources to Savannah 
> repository? i'll get it fixed before the first release (source code release) in 
> Savannah.

Sorry, I had only meant to write that it did not have copyright notice.
The copyright notice is essential to prove that you have the copyright
to the sourcecode and hence the authority to license it as GPL. Please
fix that issue when you upload the source to Savannah.

I have approved your project for inclusion in Savannah. You should get
more information in the automated mail.

Regards,

Alaska Subedi


> regards.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alaska Subedi <address@hidden>
> To: Dark Angel <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Demi - savannah.nongnu.org
> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 14:09:49 -0400
>
>
> > Dark Angel wrote:
> >
> > > Absolutely.
> > > I'm using GNU gcc & binutils (http://sf.net/projects/devkitadv) under Linux, as 
> > > as expected VBA (GPLed emulator, as know) is supposed to run it perfectly.
> > >
> > > VBA runs .elf files along with the pure binaries, however, in order to run it 
> > > under the real hardware, you'll have to filter the file into objcopy.
> > >
> > > In addinition to the previous source, the current version (at the scrath stage) 
> > > of the library is way too far from the sf.net cvs version.
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just browsed the cvs code at sourceforge. The files do not have
> > copyright and licence-to-copy notices in them. Could you please
> > put the notices and send me the URL of the updated tarball to me
> > (you may also forward the tarball via email). For more information,
> > see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html and
> > http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html#Copyright-Notices.
> >
> > Please address this issue and I'll approve your project for inclusion in
> > Savannah.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alaska Subedi
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Alaska Subedi <address@hidden>
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Demi - savannah.nongnu.org
> > > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:30:55 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am reviewing the project you submitted for inclusion in Savannah.
> > > > I apologize that it took so long for your project to be reviewed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This mail was sent to address@hidden,
> > > > > address@hidden
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dark Angel <address@hidden> described the package as
> > > > > follows:
> > > > > License: gpl
> > > > > Other License:
> > > > > Package: Demi
> > > > > System name: demi
> > > > > Type: non-GNU
> > > > >
> > > > > Description:
> > > > > Demi is an object-oriented library for Gameboy Advance programming.
> > > > > The main
> > > > > purpose of this project is to standardize commonly used aspects of GBA
> > > > > programming with an integrated standard library.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's written for use with GBA port of the GNU compiler DevKit Advance
> > > > > (http://sf.net/projects/devkitadv).
> > > > >
> > > > > Current source code is avaialable at
> > > > > http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/demi/
> > > > >
> > > > > Other Software Required:
> > > > > DevKitAdv - http://sf.net/projects/devkitadv
> > > > >
> > > > > Other Comments:
> > > >
> > > > The policy of Savannah is to host projects that can be run on free
> > > > operating system such as Debain GNU/Linux. But Gameboy Advance is a
> > > > proprietary platform. Does Demi run in a free GBA emulator, such as
> > > > ``VisualBoyAdvance'' under GNU/Linux without using any proprietary
> > > > ROM?
> > > >
> > > > We have adopted this policy because now that completely free operating
> > > > systems exist, we do not want to encourage users of those systems to
> > > > start using proprietary operating systems so that they can use your
> > > > program.
> > > >
> > > > If you are willing to maintain a version for free operating systems,
> > > > which work as well as or better than other ports, you can then provide
> > > > versions for non-free systems as well.  The idea is that at no point
> > > > should only-free users be at a disadvantage compared to users of
> > > > proprietary software.
> > > >
> > > > Please address this issue and I'll go over this project again.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Alaska Subedi