gnupic: GNUPIC or not GNUPIC?
Subject:
Re: GNUPIC or not GNUPIC?
From:
Eli Friedmann ####@####.####
Date:
11 Apr 2001 13:20:18 -0000
Message-Id: <3AD417E2.761A472A@netvision.net.il>
Hi,
I could help with two programmers that will work full time to make the code conform
with the GNU standards.
Can you find out if this will resolve the problem?
Regards,
Eli Friedmann
Craig Franklin wrote:
> The GNU police are about to knock down my front door!!!! I can hear the theme
> to COPS in the distance.
>
> Do we know their requirements?
>
> We would probably have to conform to their coding standards. Not a problem
> if you are starting a new project. It could be a headache for us. This is
> one of several issues that would require substantial number of man-hours.
> Considering the size of our development team, I think our users are better
> served by improving the applications instead of conforming to an arbitrary
> standard.
>
> Out of respect for the FSF, I say we redefine the acronym for the programs
> and get on with life.
>
> I am thinking the "G" in GPASM/GPSIM stands for ...
>
> (drum roll)
>
> "G".
>
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> > That is a question. I got this from Bradley M. Kuhn ####@####.#### today:
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Hello, Scott. I am the vice president of the Free Software Foundation,
> > writing you on behalf of the GNU project.
> >
> > Someone recently told us about James Bowman's project, GNU PIC, which
> > according to the web page, you have taken over.
> >
> > Everyone is permitted to released software under the GNU GPL without our
> > permission, and we are happy when they do. However, we do not usually
> > permit developers to call their software "GNU" unless they have made
> > official arrangements with us to do so.
> >
> > Likely James chose the name as a tribute to us, and that is
> > understandable, and we appreciate it. However, we would like to now go
> > through the formal arrangements to have GNU PIC be made into an official a
> > GNU program (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#GNUprograms).
> >
> > Would you like to begin this process?
> >
> > In the meantime, we would appreciate it if you'd note on the website and
> > the mailing lists that GNU PIC is not yet officially GNU software.
> >
> >
> > Of course, you are under no obligation to make "GNU PIC" officially into
> > GNU software. However, we ask that you change the name to something else
> > if you choose not to make it part of GNU.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from you.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > I quite frankly don't care one way or the other if we're sanctioned by the
> > official "GNU" or not. However, my ambivalence can be easily swayed.
> >
> > Anyone care to comment on this? Would it make everyone feel good if we got
> > FSF's blessing?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
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