[Savannah-hackers] Re: [Savannah] qexo want to be a GNU package

[Per Bothner]

Free Software Foundation wrote:
> Hey, Per, cool to see that you are working on this project.
>
> You likely know the drill---to make something officially GNU you have to
> agree to the GNU policies.  We've added a few things lately (mostly about
> GIFs), so please do take a look at the attached and at the GNU Maintainers
> Guide (http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain_toc.html).

Yes,I basically try to follow that.  (Not in all details.  For example
I don't maintain an AUTHORS file, but I'm the author of over 90% of the
code, and I maintain careful ChangeLogs and use CVS, so I can document
who did what fairly well.)

Note tha Qexo is part of Kawa, at least in turns of distribution and
CVS repository, and Kawa is already a GNU package, so it would be silly
for Qexo to not a GNU package.  The reason for making a separate Qexo
package is marketing and pragmatics:  Separate (but cross-referencing)
home pages, separate mailing lists, separate "plugs" in newsgroups etc.

> Will you be willing to make the primary site www.gnu.org/software/qexo/ if
> it becomes officially GNU?

Yes.  I have registered www.qexo.org, and I'll make that redirect to
www.gnu.org/software/qexo/. It currently redirects to
www.gnu.org/software/kawa/xquery/.  I guess the question is which URL
to publicise.  The main reason to prefer www.qexo.org is that it is
shorter and easier to memorize and type.  I've seen a suggestion
for a GNU convention where PACKAGE.gnu.org was an alias for 
www.gnu.org/software/PACKAGE (or vice versa).  I'd love to use
qexo.gnu.org and kawa.gnu.org for home pages.
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        --Per Bothner
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