Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of An Implausibility Of Gnus - savannah.gnu.org

[Elfyn McBratney]

On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 10:02:11AM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
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> 
> brett hartshorn <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: An Implausibility Of Gnus

Your project is not yet part of the GNU project, so we cannot
accept its current name.  

While there are non-GNU programs with names that include 'gnu', such
as gnuplot and gnuboy, they are not hosted on Savannah.
 We want to
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When your project is accepted into the GNU project you may change its
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> System name: implausibility
> Type: GNU

Your project is not part of the GNU project, and as such, cannot be
a project of type `GNU'.  If your project is accepted, it will be
hosted at nongnu.org.

> Description:
> Implausibility is a free operating system that helps you connect your
> computer to your friend's computers, and share resources with them.
> The system is based on dotWith, a framework for distributing code
> dynamically within a trusted group of your direct friends and friends
> of friends.  This is how we believe software should evolve, by many
> small groups, and many forks.  The process then of recombining the
> code will happen by natural selection and democracy.  The design of
> Implausibility makes it easy for users to share their code changes,
> the user only has to make their 'code/data map' file available to
> others.  The code/data map is an xml file that maps each data node
> to '.with' files that contain executable code for that object,
> these files may exist locally or remotely refereced by URL.
> 
> At the moment Implausibility is entirely web-based, but soon we hope
> to have it integrated into Morphix with a 3D GUI using OpenSceneGraph
> for rendering.  Basic rendering with OSG is complete and integrated
> with the X3D xml format.  The FOAF xml format is used to link friends
> together, and create the social networks that are the foundation of
> the whole system.
> 
> The main site is here:
> http://opart.org
> 
> and the demo site is here:
> http://opart.org/router

Please register your project again and include an (temporary) URL
pointing to the source code.  The description you gave when
registering will not be read by the general public. If you are still
concerned with privacy, however, you can forward the code to me by
email.

We wish to review your source code, even if it is not functional, to
catch potential legal issues early.  

For example, to release your program properly under the GPL you must
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beginning of every file of source code.  This is explained in
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catch potential omissions such as these.

> Other Software Required:
> Python
> DotWith
> TwistedMatrix
> OpenSceneGraph
> 
> Other Comments:

Please register your project once more with the changes
mentioned above.  

We cannot track projects that have been answered but not approved, so
we must ask you to register the project whenever you change the
registration. Make sure to apply all changes so you need to reregister
only once.

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registration will direct you to the proper location.

Regards,

-- 
Elfyn McBratney

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