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| Started by | kiruthikaanbusuresh <kiruthikaanbusuresh@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2024-05-09 15:10 +0200 |
| Last post | 2024-05-09 21:00 +0200 |
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Adding package to Debian Distro kiruthikaanbusuresh <kiruthikaanbusuresh@gmail.com> - 2024-05-09 15:10 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-05-09 15:50 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2024-05-09 16:00 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-05-09 16:20 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-05-09 17:20 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-05-09 18:30 +0200
Re: Adding package to Debian Distro David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-05-09 21:00 +0200
| From | kiruthikaanbusuresh <kiruthikaanbusuresh@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 15:10 +0200 |
| Subject | Adding package to Debian Distro |
| Message-ID | <ICbH3-calL-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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Hi Debian Team, There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I would like to know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro. Should I have to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ? Thanks and Regards, Kiruthika. NV
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| From | "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 15:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICcjM-caB6-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269230 |
Hi, kiruthikaanbusuresh wrote: > Hi Debian Team, Standard disclaimer: We are the users. A team only by coincidence. (And you seem not to be subscribed to the mailing list. Thus i CC: your mail address.) > There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I > would like to know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro. If it complies to https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFreeSoftwareGuidelines and is of some general use, then have a look at https://wiki.debian.org/RFP > Should I have to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ? If you want to contribute own work to this packaging endeavor: Yes. It will probably increase your chances for success. See https://mentors.debian.net/ https://wiki.debian.org/ITP Have a nice day :) Thomas
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| From | Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 16:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICctr-caEM-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269230 |
On Thu, May 09, 2024 at 06:12:35PM +0530, kiruthikaanbusuresh wrote: > Hi Debian Team, > There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I would like to > know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro. Start with sharing more information about it. * Tell what "rsct" does (to get more stakeholders) * Where to find the source > Should I have to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ? You haven't told what the author[1] of rsct feels about that wish. > Thanks and Regards, > Kiruthika. NV Groeten Geert Stappers Footnote [1]: Copyrightholder -- Silence is hard to parse
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| From | Curt <curty@free.fr> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 16:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICcMO-cb1w-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269230 |
On 2024-05-09, kiruthikaanbusuresh <kiruthikaanbusuresh@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Debian Team, > There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I would like to > know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro. Should I have > to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ? Seems IBM only provides a Ubuntu package. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rsct/3.2?topic=installation-verifying-linux-nodes Whether that package would work on your current Debian installation is anybody's guess (I am completely ignorant in these matters). I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one, which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced *hardware*. I could be wrong, though.
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| From | Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 17:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICdIR-cbCj-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269234 |
On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC) Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote: > I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source > IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one, > which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced > *hardware*. Isn't that what the non-free archive is for? https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
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| From | Curt <curty@free.fr> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 18:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICeOB-ccgn-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269235 |
On 2024-05-09, Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC) > Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote: > >> I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source >> IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one, >> which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced >> *hardware*. > > Isn't that what the non-free archive is for? > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free > Maybe you're right. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of non-free packages, nor anything equivalent to this intricate IBM software. I mean, if non-free means: "anything at all that can be reverse-engineered by our software teams," then I've misunderstood its meaning and purpose (which is perfectly possible).
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| From | David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> |
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| Date | 2024-05-09 21:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ICh9M-cdyZ-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #269236 |
On Thu 09 May 2024 at 16:24:55 (-0000), Curt wrote:
> On 2024-05-09, Charles Curley wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC) Curt wrote:
> >
> >> I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
> >> IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
> >> which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced
> >> *hardware*.
> >
> > Isn't that what the non-free archive is for?
> > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free
>
> Maybe you're right. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of
> non-free packages,
Would APT's lists do, assuming you have non-free in your sources.list?
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-free_{binary-amd64_Packages,i18n_Translation-en}
(Adjust for source address, distribution, architecture, language, etc.)
> nor anything equivalent to this intricate IBM
> software.
No idea. Cluster Technology is beyond my pay-grade.
> I mean, if non-free means: "anything at all that can be
> reverse-engineered by our software teams," then I've misunderstood its
> meaning and purpose (which is perfectly possible).
Well, no; you could have software that's gratis, open-source,
and redistributable, but if it couldn't be used, say, for
commercial purposes, that would have to go into Debian's
non-free archive rather than the main distribution.
It has nothing to do with reverse engineering per se.
Cheers,
David.
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