Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of GNU/Tagger - savannah.nongnu.org

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

> Ivan de Jesús Pompa García <address@hidden> described the
> package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: GNU/Tagger
> System name: tagger
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> Tagger is a FREE utility to change, remove and add tags to MP3 files,
> including ID3v1 and ID3v2. Also provides the posibility of rename the file
> name from TAG information or write TAG info from file name.
> 
> ItŽs have not source code yet :(
> 
> Other Comments:
> I prettend write Tagger in Delphi(Kylix too), so it would be portable to
> W32 and GNU/Linux plataforms.

Delphi and Kylix are proprietary software. They are needed for
compiling programs written in Delphi/Kylix and there is no free
software replacement for them.

Hence, your project requires proprietary software and cannot be hosted
on Savannah for this reason.

Savannah is willing to provide resources and time to developers writing
Free Software that can be used without the need to ask permission from
proprietary software vendor.

You may consider using other cross-platform libraries. I can discuss
this issue further if needed.

Meanwhile, I delete your project submission. You are welcome to
resubmit your project, possibly with some code if you started working
on it, if you plan to make the project work on a completely free
operating system.

Thank you for your understanding.

Incidentally, 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
maintain the distinction between GNU and non-GNU projects.

If your project is accepted into the GNU project you may change its
name.  You can do this by asking us.

Regards,

-- 
Sylvain