[Savannah-hackers] Re: submission of L.I.A.M. - savannah.nongnu.org

[Mathieu Roy]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.



address@hidden said:

> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> Stephane Leclercq <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: L.I.A.M.
> System name: liam
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> L.I.A.M. (Logiciel d'Inventaire Automatise des Machines) is a Computer 
> inventory software designed for large pools of Linux and/or Windows 
> computers. It is written in perl, and can be used with a database (any 
> correctly configured database). The client (Linux or Windows, preliminary 
> support for Mac about to be dropped) scans the computer and sends an email 
> with a zipped XML attachment. Server side, another script fetch mails, and 
> populate the database with the information contained in them. Lastly, a Web 
> based front end is used to navigate between tables and computer 
> caracteristics.

"Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system
that we like to refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize
the ideals of the Free Software movement.


Would you mind changing references to Linux as an OS
to GNU/Linux?

For more information, see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html



> L.I.A.M. is currently in alpha state (basically, the scripts are
> working but there isn't any way to install it quickly and properly
> yet). Savannah is needed because we're almost done working on the
> project in our university (marne la vallee, france) and need
> C.V.S. support to go on the project.  I have included most of the
> sources (not included : Web frontend perl/html sources because only
> my coworker got them right now, one of the reasons CVS is needed) in
> a tarball at http://etudiant.univ-mlv.fr/~slecle01/liam.tar.gz so

To release your project under the GPL, you should put
copyright notices and copying permission statements
at the beginning of every source-code file, and
include a copy of the plain text version of the GPL
(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt).
Put it in a file named COPYING.

Please follow the advice of http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.

The GPL FAQ explain the reason behind these recommendations.  For
example, there is an entry explaining why the GPL requires including a
copy of the GPL with every copy of the program:
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyMustIInclude

Please register your project once more with the changes mentioned
above.  The way we handle pending projects makes it difficult to keep
track of projects that have been answered but have not been approved
yet, so we erase them and we ask you to register the project again every
time some change has to be done to the registration, and users might
have to register their projects several times.  Thank you for your
understanding.

Some users find it useful to use the big re-registration URL provided in
the acknowledgment e-mail you received after registration.

Regards,


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Mathieu Roy
 
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