[Savannah-hackers] Re: Questions about the rules for Savannah projects

[Mathieu Roy]

Stuart Ballard <address@hidden> said:

> Mathieu Roy wrote:
> > Hi, Could you, before uploading stuff files Savannah, remove/broke
> > the
> > non-free DB support. So your software wouldn't be dependant on
> > non-free from the start.
> > Next, once support for free software like PostgreSQL and MySQL is ok,
> > you'll be able to readd support for Oracle.
> > Is it possible?
> 
> That sounds like a good idea. Would it be sufficient to make it a
> configuration file option that defaults to "off" (maybe even make it
> undocumented, so as not to advertise the non-free support) or would
> you need me to remove it entirely?

I think it would be ok. 
 
> I have no problem with either approach, although the former would be
> easier and more convenient (especially since this code is still in
> active use/development in an environment that sadly depends on the
> non-free support).
> 
> By the way, I have a technical question too. This project has been
> developed in CVS from the start, and so there's a large body of CVS
> history that I'd like to preserve in the move to Savannah, if
> possible. Is there any way to do that with CVS (eg uploading a tarball
> of the relevant directory from my existing cvsroot)?

No problem with that.

You should go on with the registration procedure.

If another savannah-hacker think you should remove it entirely, he'll
post something here and you'll be told at registration approval.

Regards,

-- 
Mathieu Roy
 
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