[openbeos] Re: Site Audit

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:02 PM, scott mc <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >
> > I feel including the sources in the same Zip file as the binary is the
> > best thing.
> > It maybe a bit more time consuming, but there are not many people
> > likely to want the source files. Having the source files inside say a
> > highly compressed .7z file in the top directory of the .zip file would
> > not make any clutter at all, in fact reduce clutter for the guys at
> > haikuware.
> >
> >
>
> -1 for using 7zip until it is actually 100% working on Haiku.  So far it is
> not.
>
> I'd be ok with taking the binary package and a zip of the sources and
> zipping those into one bigger file though.
>
> >I have no problem helping with the source too. I would be willing to
> create projects for individual apps on osdrawer for >each package people
> send me. If you have the source feel free to email it to me off list with
> the appropriate info and I >will create an osdrawer project. If Oliver wants
> to create a website for this all the best as well,
>
> +1 Nice offer Dennis, just be sure to clear it with whoever might have
> been a past maintainer.  Some of these might already be hosted on
> other sites like sourceforge or berlios, so you might try searching
> there first.


Definitely. I would not put the source to any project on a site such as
osdrawer without permission or at least a very strong indication that it's
been completely abandoned and that the previous license permits it :)


>
>
>
> >But hosting files that are still being maintained by others without any
> >qeustions or linking to the original page is plain wrong by me ... just
> >my 2 cents
>
> +1 for at least linking back to original page, and if a package it
> still maintained by the original author then they should be given
> editing rights/veto rights of the entry on Haikuware.
>
> +1 for Karl taking on such a large project.
>
> -scottmc
>
>


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