On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 05:16:03PM +0200, Stig E Sandoe wrote:
| How about, at the "About this site": | | "This site is currently paid for and maintained by | <insert-our-names-here>"
That would clarify things, and let users know who is providing the service. Openness is good.
Do you think the simple name-list is sufficent, or should it elaborate on the backgound and current working order?
| > - What open source/free projects can get hosting? DFSG? Wider than | > DFSG? Stricter than DFSG? 'Hosting decisions are made on case-by-case | > basis.' is fine, but some examples of accepted licences would be nice. | | I think DFSG sounds reasonable. Any reason not to restrict it to DFSG?
DFSG is fairly well-known and respected.
I think we can mention DSFG, with some caveats:
* Licenses (such as LGPL) invoking distiction between dynamic and static linking are generally horribly confusing when confronted with Common Lisp way of loading code.
* The same "horribly confusing" applies to LLGPL as well, with the addition the FSF seems to have trouble with the prelude.
* We reserve the right to host non-DSFG free projects if we feel that it is appropriate. Examples include projects for which non-DSFG license is more suitable, and possible sponsorship.
Naturally, this would not apply to any cclan mirror that we may host, or to any cclan upload mechanism we may provide: just to "normal" project hosting, which may or may not include the cclan upload facility.
As I suggested on #lisp, a system where each project can make a cclan/ directory in the project-root, and some script is run as cron-job that gathers files from cclan/ for CCLAN-inclusion might be the best solution. It will probably also make cclan and cl.net work well together and be attractive for people with lisp packages. CCLAN is lacking a central upload hub where (DFSG) lisp-projects can easily join CCLAN and upload updates and packages.
Sounds reasonable.
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=6049&group_id=1
Thanks for the link! Unfortunately I wont have much more time untill monday, so I'll have to defer the reading & thinking. :/
Cheers,
-- Nikodemus