[Savannah-hackers] Re: submission of AccWhizz - savannah.nongnu.org

[Jacek Wolski]

Hi Mathieu,
Good news - I have changed Linux to GNU/Linux and resubmitted the project.
Bad news - I could remove gifs from AccWhizz program, but there are gifs
in phpGroupWare program as well (on which AccWhizz runs).
It seems that the project will be a non-GNU one, until the end of 2003 or
phpGroupWare will be available without gifs.
>From my point of view it is not a big problem - AccWhizz is in pre-alpha
stage, and it will take some time for it to mature for production (commercial)
use.

Jacek

P.S.
By the way - phpGW is a GNU project - do they intend to remove gifs in the
near future?

Mathieu Roy wrote:
> address@hidden said:
>
> > A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> >
> > J.R.T. Wolski <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> > License: gpl
> > Other License: 
> > Package: AccWhizz
> > System name: accwhizz
> > Type: non-GNU
> >
> > Description:
> > This is an accounting system, which supports national languages (NLS) and multiple ledgers; multiple accounting schemes (ASAL) and database support (DAL) are under development. Target end users are small and medium enterprises (SME) and accounting offices. 
> >
> >     * Development Status: 2 - Pre-Alpha
> >     * Environment: Web Environment
> >     * Intended Audience: Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
> >     * License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
> >     * Natural Language: English
> >     * Operating System: Windows 95/98/2000, OS Independent, Linux
> >     * Programming Language: PHP
> > * Topic: Accounting
> >
> > Download:
> > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=60091&release_id=116254
> >   
>
>
> Could remove gif images files from your project?
>
> Because of the patents (Unisys and IBM) covering the LZW
> compression algorithm which is used in making GIF files,
> it's impossible to have free software to generate proper
>  GIFs. They also apply to the compress program
>
> For more informations, read
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html
>
>
> Also, note that "Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system 
> that we like to refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize
> the ideals of the Free Software movement.
>
>
> Would you mind changing occurences of Linux as OS
> to GNU/Linux?
>
> You can get more information at
> http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html
>
> Could you resubmit your project once it's done?
> You can resubmit your project with ease by copying
> the big re-registration URL provided in the mail
> you received  at submission
>
> Regards,