Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of YaRET

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        Please send me a copy of the new code.

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > Adam Luter <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: gpl
 > Other License: 
 > Package: YaRET
 > System name: yaret
 > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
 > 
 > YaRET is an existing project (http://www.prato.linux.it/~mnencia/yaret).  
 > However, it was recently re-written to add or enchance, or just plain fix 
 > features.  It is still written in perl, but the new code is much better than 
 > the old.  The program in general is your basic encoder/normalizer/ripper 
 > frontend -- stick in a CD and get your favorite music format out (mp3, ogg, 
 > etc. ).
 > 
 > The program supports CDDB through the libcdaudio library and the newest 
 > version supports it well.  The newest version supports multiple -concurrent- 
 > encoders.  Whereas the old version just supported multiple encoders.  All 
 > \"used\" programs can be replaced with your favorite version through command 
 > line options or through the config file.  E.g. cdparanoia can be replaced 
 > with cdda2wav, or whatever ... lame with oggenc or flac, or etc.
 > 
 > YaRET was originally created when there were no good command-line frontends. 
 >  The only good one was Grip, but it was GUI.  YaRET was created to fill this 
 > gap.  Now, there are several good frontends that do the same thing as YaRET 
 > -- but that hardly means that we should throw away all this code!  
 > Competition breeds competancy.
 > 
 > The old version exists at the previously mentioned url.  The new version is 
 > not yet posted anywhere -- I am happy to send a copy in case this is 
 > important.  The new version was written entirely by myself (Adam Luter) who 
 > co-wrote the original version.  (Actually Marco Nenciarini coded the 
 > \"original\" version, but I contributed more than half the lines of code to 
 > the final \"original\" version).
 > 
 > Marco and I want to release version 2.0 soon, and he has advised me not to 
 > use sourceforge, so I shan\'t.  He recommended savannah -- which I just read 
 > about, and now I\'m here.
 > 
 > Thank you for your time, which ever volunteer I happen to get to read my 
 > rambles. :)
 > 
 > Sine Cera,
 >   Adam Luter
 > 
 > p.s. I did not apply for \"GNU\" status because Perl programs tend to be a 
 > bit chaotic for that sort of thing.  Also I am not certain of all the 
 > requirements and do not want to delay activation of this account.  Thanks 
 > again.
 > 

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