Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] system = linux ?

[Reiner Jung]

Mathieu Roy (address@hidden) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Browsing the eGroupWare bug tracker for a bug related to Savannah, I
> found something strange.

where you browsing the eGW bugtracker ? We are not on savannah.
I think you search for phpgw bugs
>
> I, the field "platform", that people submitting bugs against
> eGroupWare are supposed to fill, they are prompted for
>              "Linux - Debian"
>              "Linux - Mandrake"
>              "Linux - RedHat"
>              [...]
>
> I'm not sure to understand how mentioning the kernel name can be
> useful in a report against a PHP application.
>
> So I'm lead to assume that it is written Linux in the sense of an
> Operating System.
>
> This terminology is not supported by the GNU Project, neither does
> this terminology support the GNU Project.
>
> Every project registered as Savannah is asked to use the terminology
> that GNU support, as a part of the deal for an almost free-as-beer
> hosting facility. However, your project seems to have been registered
> way before strict rules have been established on that topic.
>
> Also, on the eGroupWare, it mentions that eGroupWare is part of the
> GNU project.

No, eGW it is not a part of the GNU project and never will be!

>
> I think it would be appropriate to changes the content of the
> incriminated platform field for your bug tracker hosted at Savannah. A
> trivial modification that could help to promote GNU ideals.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
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