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

[Mathieu Roy]

Le mar 23 jui 2002 à  2h57, Free Software Foundation a écrit :
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> Currently, on the official savannah site, we are only permitting
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> this so that any GPL-compatible software can be hosted, but that is
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 Actually, now (2002/07/24), any GPL-compatible software can be hosted 
on savannah


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> address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > Submitter: <address@hidden>
> > Project Full Name:  Papagayo
> > Project System Name:  papagayo
> > License:  gpl
> > Approval URL: 
> https://savannah.gnu.org/admin/groupedit.php?group_id=2167
>
> > Description: The &quot;Papagayo&quot; project does a &quot;Super
> Portal in a Box&quot;
> >
> > The origin of this project comes from the need of the &quot;Costa
> Rica
> > Country Gateway&quot; to have a software application that can
> automate
> > the installation, configuration and administration of the
> &quot;Super
> > Portal&quot;
> >
> > The &quot;Super Portal&quot; is a site for Societies, that includes
> at
> > least the following features:
> >
> > Operating System, DNS Management, Webserver, Email system, Mailing
> list,
> > Digital Signature and evoting, Instant Messaging, Content Management
> > System and other applications.
> >
> > After several comunications exchanges with Richard Stallman he
> offered
> > his support to the project and commented about savannah. RMS is on
> the
> > board of costarricense.com, the first site that will use the
> software,
> > and an virtual identity universalization project.
> >
> > For detailed information please check: www.costarricense.com
> > www.developmentgateway.org
> >
> > The free software version does not exist yet but we are working on
> it.
>
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