Re: [gNewSense-users] Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Webapps infrastructure

[Karl Goetz]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:29:11 +1200
Eric Padman <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> > On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:37:30 -0500
> > "Luis A. Guzman Garcia" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> > > El vie, 24-04-2009 a las 11:19 +0930, Karl Goetz escribió:
> > > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:25:22 +0200
> > > > Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'd like to point out that Launchpad should be free in a few
> > > > > months. I think that would get us the following:
> > > > > 
> > > > On a purely personal level, I hate using hosted services, and if
> > > > possible I'd rather we avoid them. (Not to say we cant consider
> > > > them, but I'll be arguing against :))
> > > > kk
> > > > 
> > > If LP gets free software then it would be possible to use it on
> > > the gNewSense server, right? 
> <snip>
> 
> Unfortunately it seems Launchpad is not going to be 100% free.[1] I
> hadn't seen this mentioned on this list so I thought I would bring it
> to your attention.
> 
> Canonical have chosen to keep Soyuz (Launchpad's build system, package
> management, and archive publisher) and Codehosting (part of the
> integration between Bazaar and Launchpad) closed.[2]
> 
> Mark Shuttleworth says although Soyuz won't be opened, "Launchpad will
> include a tool that you can use with the Debian Archive Kit (DAK), so
> you can represent your archives in Launchpad."[3]

Eyeroll. If I want a BTS that integrates with DAK I'll use Debbugs...
kk

> 
> 1. https://dev.launchpad.net/OpenSourcing
> 2.
> http://blog.launchpad.net/general/how-we-are-open-sourcing-launchpad
> 3.
> http://blog.launchpad.net/podcast/launchpod-15-launchpads-going-open-source#comment-25377
> 
> Cheers,
> Eric (MentalNotes)
> 


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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian user / gNewSense contributor
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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