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[Savannah-hackers] Re: [Savannah] qexo want to be a GNU package
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Per Bothner |
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[Savannah-hackers] Re: [Savannah] qexo want to be a GNU package |
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:13:19 -0800 |
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Free Software Foundation wrote:
Hey, Per, cool to see that you are working on this project.
You likely know the drill---to make something officially GNU you have to
agree to the GNU policies. We've added a few things lately (mostly about
GIFs), so please do take a look at the attached and at the GNU Maintainers
Guide (http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain_toc.html).
Yes,I basically try to follow that. (Not in all details. For example
I don't maintain an AUTHORS file, but I'm the author of over 90% of the
code, and I maintain careful ChangeLogs and use CVS, so I can document
who did what fairly well.)
Note tha Qexo is part of Kawa, at least in turns of distribution and
CVS repository, and Kawa is already a GNU package, so it would be silly
for Qexo to not a GNU package. The reason for making a separate Qexo
package is marketing and pragmatics: Separate (but cross-referencing)
home pages, separate mailing lists, separate "plugs" in newsgroups etc.
Will you be willing to make the primary site www.gnu.org/software/qexo/ if
it becomes officially GNU?
Yes. I have registered www.qexo.org, and I'll make that redirect to
www.gnu.org/software/qexo/. It currently redirects to
www.gnu.org/software/kawa/xquery/. I guess the question is which URL
to publicise. The main reason to prefer www.qexo.org is that it is
shorter and easier to memorize and type. I've seen a suggestion
for a GNU convention where PACKAGE.gnu.org was an alias for
www.gnu.org/software/PACKAGE (or vice versa). I'd love to use
qexo.gnu.org and kawa.gnu.org for home pages.
--
--Per Bothner
address@hidden http://www.bothner.com/per/