Net Release Guidelines
Elfyn McBratney
elfyn@emcb.co.uk
Sun Jul 13 13:53:00 GMT 2003
Just a few nudging recommendations.
- Package submittal
When submitting packages for consideration in the Cygwin net release, you must
provide a means of getting them to the release maintainers (cygwin-apps).
Either located on an ftp/http server where they can be downloaded or on
request, and *only* when requested, sent via e-mail.
Package proposal.s which do not even acknowledge package files (i.e., no
download URL's) will not be added to the pending list.
- Licensing
As a package maintainer, the licensing responsibility is on your shoulders. If
the upstream package's license if not OSD compatible[1] there may be problems,
as the Cygwin glue code (libcygwin.a) is linked in on all cygwin-targets, thus
rendering the compiled result GPL'd[2], unless the license is OSD approved[3].
The Cygwin net release is a volunteer effort. If you, the volunteer, do not
feel comfortable with the licensing, then ask for advice on the cygwin-apps
mailing list.
- TTL
If a submitted package has been on the pending packages list for two months or
more, without receiving any votes or no follow-ups (when requested) it will be
dropped from the list. You can re-submit your package again at a later time,
if you choose to do so.
[1] http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition_plain.html
[2] http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html
[3] http://www.opensource.org/licenses/
Elfyn
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