[Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of SF Generic Development

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Frank Schulte <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: 
Package: SF Generic Development
System name: sf-generic
This package wants to apply for inclusion in the GNU project

We try to add to the original sourceforge.net project sources a generic 
installation and administration toolset including build documentation and 
supporting scripts/make files to get a sourceforge.net installation done. We 
seek a quality solution that can stand up to the Open Source standards for 
excellent software development.
                  
Further we want to integrate new features into the SF WebSite and SF Backend 
codebase. 

In the past (before 23.08.2001) we hoped to join our efforts with the original 
Sourceforge.net Team Sources. Today, we are worried about how VA Linux will be 
moving the Sourceforge Open Edition in the coming months and years. If we see 
that VA Linux gives Sourceforge Open Edition no attention, does not release new 
versions with better code, bug fixes integrated, and so on, WE the whole Open 
Source community must think about how we as community can drive an Offspring of 
the VA Linux Sourceforge.net version into the direction we want it to be.

Pleae note my personal opinion:

I thank VA Linux very much to have given Sourceforge.net birth and sharing the 
Sources with the community. They did the best thing for an integrated Open 
Source Development paltform I ever saw. And I completely understand that VA 
Linux has to generate revenues from the work they do. I hope we find ways to 
work together.
 
At 23.08.2001 VA Linux changes the terms and conditions for the codebase of 
Sourceforge.net ( see 
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=6267&group_id=1 for more ). 

We are investigating the changes in terms and conditions regarding increase or 
decrease of code quallity, availabillity of new features and fixing open bugs 
in the new announced Sourceforge Open Edition codebase that will provide access 
for the Open Source Community to the sources. At this time we do not know if 
Sourceforge Open Edtion is based on the alexandria sources we know so far. We 
must wait until VA Liniux will provide public available Releases of that 
project.

We are now thinking about a complete move to the Savannah freesoftware GNU 
effort. 

We mirroring the sf-genericinst sources here at Savannah and we are thinking 
about moving the bug/task/forums to savannah.gnu.org. But this would require an 
SF 2.6 Installation. For this we seek to join forces with the debian-sf project 
here at Savannah to get a debian installation and migration package for the 
move of Savannah from a SF 2.0 Installation into a SF 2.6 Installation.
 
We want to join forces with all developers and projects that are interested in 
developing further on Open Source development platforms like Sourceforge.